PHP xml_set_character_data_handler() Function
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Definition and Usage
The xml_set_character_data_handler() function sets the character data handler
for the XML parser.
This function specifies what function to be called when the parser finds
character data in the XML file.
This function returns TRUE on success, or FALSE on
failure.
Syntax
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xml_set_character_data_handler(parser,handler)
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| Parameter |
Description |
| parser |
Required. Specifies XML parser to use |
| handler |
Required. Specifies a function to be used as an event
handler |
The Function specified by the "handler" parameter must have two
parameters:
| Parameter |
Description |
| parser |
Required. Specifies a variable containing the XML parser
calling the handler |
| data |
Required. Specifies a variable containing the character data
from the XML file as a string |
Tips and Notes
Note: The handler parameter can also be an array containing an
object reference and a method name.
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
$parser=xml_parser_create();
function char($parser,$data)
{
echo $data;
}
xml_set_character_data_handler($parser,"char");
$fp=fopen("test.xml","r");
while ($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);
?>
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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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