PHP xml_parse() Function
Example
Create an XML parser and parse an XML document (note.xml):
<?php
// Create an XML parser
$parser=xml_parser_create();
function char($parser,$data) {
echo $data;
}
xml_set_character_data_handler($parser,"char");
$fp=fopen("note.xml","r");
while ($data=fread($fp,4096)) {
// Parse XML data
xml_parse($parser,$data,feof($fp)) or
die (sprintf("XML Error: %s
at line %d",
xml_error_string(xml_get_error_code($parser)),
xml_get_current_line_number($parser)));
}
xml_parser_free($parser);
fclose($fp);
?>
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Definition and Usage
The xml_parse() function parses an XML document.
Tip: To create an XML parser, use the xml_parser_create() function.
Syntax
xml_parse(parser, data, end)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| parser | Required. Specifies the XML parser to use |
| data | Required. Specifies the data to parse |
| end | Optional. If set to TRUE, the data in the data parameter is the last piece of data sent in this parse. Note: Entity errors are reported at the end of the parse - and will only show if the end parameter is TRUE |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | TRUE on success. FALSE on failure |
|---|---|
| PHP Version: | 4.0+ |
More Examples
Example
Using the same XML file but displaying the XML data in another way:
<?php
$parser=xml_parser_create();
function start($parser,$element_name,$element_attrs)
{
switch($element_name) {
case "NOTE":
echo "NOTE<br>";
break;
case "TO":
echo "To: ";
break;
case "FROM":
echo "From: ";
break;
case "HEADING":
echo "Heading: ";
break;
case "BODY":
echo "Message: ";
}
}
function stop($parser,$element_name) {
echo "<br>";
}
function char($parser,$data) {
echo $data;
}
xml_set_element_handler($parser,"start","stop");
xml_set_character_data_handler($parser,"char");
$fp=fopen("note.xml","r");
while ($data=fread($fp,4096)) {
xml_parse($parser,$data,feof($fp)) or
die (sprintf("XML Error: %s at line %d",
xml_error_string(xml_get_error_code($parser)),
xml_get_current_line_number($parser)));
}
xml_parser_free($parser);
fclose($fp);
?>
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❮ PHP XML Parser Reference
