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PHP getName () function

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Examples

Returns the name of the XML element and its child elements:

<?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);
echo $sxe->getName() . "<br>";
foreach ($sxe->children() as $child)
{
echo $child->getName() . "<br>";
}
?>

Running instance »

Definition and Usage

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


grammar

getName();

technical details

return value: Returns a string SimpleXML element references the name of the XML tags.
PHP version: 5.1.3+


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