PHP xml_parse_into_struct() Function Usage and Example

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The xml_parse_into_struct() function is used to parse XML data into an array.

Syntax

int xml_parse_into_struct( resource $parser , string $data , array &$values [, array &$index ] )

Definition and usage

It is used to parse any formatted XML into an array structure

Return value

Returns successfully1, fails to return 0

Parameter

Online example

Try the following example to parse XML data into an array

<?php
　　　$local  =  "<para><note>simple note</note></para>";
　　　$p  =  xml_parser_create();
　　　
　　　xml_parse_into_struct($p,  $local,  $vals,  $index);
　　　xml_parser_free($p);
　　　
　　　echo  "Index array is  \n";
　　　print_r($index);
　　　
　　　echo  "\nValue index is  \n";
　　　print_r($vals);
?>

Output result

Index array is  (  [PARA]  =>  Array  (  [0]  =>  0  [1]　2　)  [NOTE]  =>  Array  ([0]  =>　1　)  )　
Value index is  (　
[0]  =>  Array  (  [tag]  =>  PARA  [type]  =>  open  [level]  =>　1　)　
[1]  =>  Array  (  [tag]  =>  NOTE  [type]  =>  complete  [level]  =>　2　[value]  =>  simple note  )　
[2]  =>  Array  (  [tag]  =>  PARA  [type]  =>  close  [level]  =>　1　)  )

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