PHP getName() Function

Example

Return the name of the XML element and the children:

<?php
$xml=<<<XML
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<cars>
<car id="1">Volvo</car>
<car id="2">BMW</car>
<car id="3">Saab</car>
</cars>
XML;

$sxe=new SimpleXMLElement($xml);
// Get the name of the cars element
echo $sxe->getName() . "<br>";

// Also print out the names of the children of the cars element
foreach ($sxe->children() as $child)
{
echo $child->getName() . "<br>";
}
?>

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Definition and Usage

The getName() function returns the name of the XML element.

Syntax

SimpleXMLElement::getName()

Technical Details

Return Value:	The name of the XML element, as a string
PHP Version:	5.1.3+

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