PHP asXML() Function
 Complete PHP SimpleXML Reference
Definition and Usage
The asXML() function returns the XML document, from a
SimpleXMLElement object, as a string.
This function returns FALSE on
failure.
Syntax
class SimpleXMLElement
{
string asXML(file)
}
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| Parameter |
Description |
| file |
Optional. If this parameter is specified, this function
writes the XML to a file instead of returning it |
Example
XML File
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
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PHP Code
<?php
if (file_exists('test.xml'))
{
$xml = simplexml_load_file('test.xml');
}
echo $xml->asXML();
?>
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The output of the code above will be:
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Tove Jani Reminder Don't forget me this weekend!
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If you select "View source" in the browser window, you will see the following
HTML:
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
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Complete PHP SimpleXML Reference
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