PHP simplexml_import_dom() Function Usage and Example

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The simplexml_import_dom() function is used to obtain a SimpleXMLElement object from a DOM node.

Syntax

simplexml_import_dom(node, classname);

Definition and Usage

Returns a SimpleXMLElement object from the DOM node

Return Value

Returns a SimpleXMLElement object on success, false on failure

Parameter

Online Example

Try the following example to get the DOM document node and convert it to a SimpleXML node:

<?php
　　　//Get the DOM document node and convert it to a SimpleXML node
　　　$dom = new domDocument;
　　　$dom->loadXML("<car><local><title
　　　　　　Title1</title></local><local><title>
　　　　　　Title2</title></local></car>");
　　　$x = simplexml_import_dom($dom);
　　　
　　　echo $x->local[1]->title;
?>

Output Result

Title2

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