PHP children() Function
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Example
Find the children of the note node:
<?php
$note=<<<XML
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't
forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
XML;
$xml=simplexml_load_string($note);
foreach ($xml->children() as $child)
{
echo "Child node: " . $child . "<br>";
}
?>
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Definition and Usage
The children() function finds the children of a specified node.
Syntax
Parameter |
Description |
ns |
Optional. Specifies an XML namespace |
is_prefix |
Optional. Specifies a Boolean value. If TRUE, ns is regarded as a prefix.
If FALSE, ns is regarded as a namespace URL |
Technical Details
Return Value: |
Returns a SimpleXMLElement object |
PHP Version: |
5.0.1+ |
PHP Changelog: |
The is_prefix parameter was added |
More Examples
Example 1
Find the children of the body node:
<?php
$note=<<<XML
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body><span>Important!</span> Don't forget me
this weekend!</body>
</note>
XML;
$xml=simplexml_load_string($note);
foreach ($xml->body[0]->children() as
$child)
{
echo "Child node: " . $child . "<br>";
}
?>
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