PHP asXML() Function

Example

Return a well-formed XML string (XML version 1.0) from a SimpleXML object:

<?php
$note=<<<XML
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Do not forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
XML;

$xml = new SimpleXMLElement($note);
echo $xml->asXML();
?>

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Definition and Usage

The asXML() function returns a well-formed XML string (XML version 1.0) from a SimpleXML object.

Syntax

SimpleXMLElement::asXML(filename)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
filename	Optional. If specified, the data is written to the file, instead of returning a string

Technical Details

Return Value:	A string (or TRUE if the filename parameter is set) on success. FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	5.0+

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