PHP getChildren() Function

Example

Get the child elements of the current element and output the name and data:

<?php
$bookxml = <<<XML
<bookstore>
<book>
    <title>Everyday Italian</title>
    <author>Giada De Laurentiis</author>
</book>
<book>
    <title>Harry Potter</title>
    <author>J K. Rowling</author>
</book>
<book>
    <title>Learning XML</title>
    <author>Erik T. Ray</author>
</book>
</bookstore>
XML;

$xml = new SimpleXMLIterator($bookxml);

for( $xml->rewind(); $xml->valid(); $xml->next() ) {
foreach($xml->getChildren() as $name => $data) {
    echo "The $name is '$data'";
    echo "<br>";
}
}
?>

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Definition and Usage

The getChildren() function returns the child elements of the current element.

Syntax

SimpleXMLIterator::getChildren()

Technical Details

Return Value:	A SimpleXMLIterator object containing the children of the current element
PHP Version:	5.0+

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