PHP children () function
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Examples
Finding child nodes nodes note:
<?php
$note=<<<XML
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
XML;
$xml=simplexml_load_string($note);
foreach ($xml->children() as $child)
{
echo "Child node: " . $child . "<br>";
}
?>
$note=<<<XML
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
XML;
$xml=simplexml_load_string($note);
foreach ($xml->children() as $child)
{
echo "Child node: " . $child . "<br>";
}
?>
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Definition and Usage
children () function to find the child node of the specified node.
grammar
children( ns,is_prefix );
| 参数 | 描述 |
|---|---|
| ns | 可选。规定一个 XML 命名空间。 |
| is_prefix | 可选。规定一个布尔值。如果值为 TRUE，则 ns 是前缀。如果值为 FALSE，则 ns 是命名空间 URL。 |
technical details
| return value: | Returns a SimpleXMLElement object. |
|---|---|
| PHP version: | 5.0.1+ |
| PHP Update Log: | Added is_prefix parameters. |
More examples
Example 1
Find a child node body node:
<?php
$note=<<<XML
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body><span>Important!</span> Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
XML;
$xml=simplexml_load_string($note);
foreach ($xml->body[0]->children() as $child)
{
echo "Child node: " . $child . "<br>";
}
?>
$note=<<<XML
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body><span>Important!</span> Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
XML;
$xml=simplexml_load_string($note);
foreach ($xml->body[0]->children() as $child)
{
echo "Child node: " . $child . "<br>";
}
?>
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