SimpleXMLElement->children
(no version information, might be only in CVS)
SimpleXMLElement->children --
Finds children of given node
Description
SimpleXMLElement
simplexml_element->children ( [string nsprefix] )
This method finds the children of the element of which it is a member. The result
follows normal iteration rules.
Note: SimpleXML has made a rule of adding
iterative properties to most methods. They cannot be viewed using var_dump()
or anything else which can examine objects.
Example 1. Traversing a children() pseudo-array
<?php $xml = simplexml_load_string( '<person> <child role="son"> <child role="daughter"/> </child> <child role="daughter"> <child role="son"> <child role="son"/> </child> </child> </person>');
foreach ($xml->children() as $second_gen) { echo ' The person begot a ' . $second_gen['role'];
foreach ($second_gen->children() as $third_gen) { echo ' who begot a ' . $third_gen['role'] . ';'; foreach ($third_gen->children() as $fourth_gen) { echo ' and that ' . $third_gen['role'] . ' begot a ' . $fourth_gen['role']; } } } ?>
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This script will output:
The person begot a son who begot a daughter; The person
begot a daughter who begot a son; and that son begot a son |
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