simplexml_import_dom

Definition and usage

The simplexml_import_dom() function returns a SimpleXMLElement object from the DOM node.

Example

Example 1

Get a node of the DOM document and convert it into a SimpleXML node:

 <?php
$dom = new domDocument ;
$dom -> loadXML ( "<note><to>George</to><from>John</from></note>" ) ;
$x = simplexml_import_dom ( $dom ) ;
echo $x -> from ;
?>

Run the instance

Example 2

Output the title of the second book node in the DOM document:

 <?php
$dom = new domDocument ;
$dom -> loadXML ( "<books><book><title>Title1</title></book><book><title>Title2</title></book></books>" ) ;
$x = simplexml_import_dom ( $dom ) ;
echo $x -> book [ 1 ] -> title ;
?>

Run the instance

grammar

 simplexml_import_dom ( node , classname )