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PHP xml_parse () function

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Definition and Usage

xml_parse () function to parse XML documents.

If successful, the function returns TRUE. If it fails, it returns FALSE.

grammar

xml_parse(parser,xml,end)

参数 描述
parser 必需。规定要使用的 XML 解析器。
xml 必需。规定要解析的 XML 数据。
end 可选。如果该参数是 TRUE,则 "xml" 参数中的数据为当前解析中最后一段数据。

注释: 实体错误在解析的最后被报告,且仅在 "end" 参数是 TRUE 时才显示。



Tips and Notes

Tip: To create XML parser, use xml_parser_create () function.


Example 1

XML file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>

PHP code

<?php
$parser=xml_parser_create();

function char($parser,$data)
{
echo $data;
}

xml_set_character_data_handler($parser,"char");
$fp=fopen("test.xml","r");

while ($data=fread($fp,4096))
{
xml_parse($parser,$data,feof($fp)) or
die (sprintf("XML Error: %s at line %d",
xml_error_string(xml_get_error_code($parser)),
xml_get_current_line_number($parser)));
}

xml_parser_free($parser);
?>

The output of the code above is as follows:

Tove Jani Reminder Don't forget me this weekend!


Example 2

Use the same XML file, but in different ways to display XML data:

<?php
$parser=xml_parser_create();

function start($parser,$element_name,$element_attrs)
{
switch($element_name)
{
case "NOTE":
echo "-- Note --<br />";
break;
case "TO":
echo "To: ";
break;
case "FROM":
echo "From: ";
break;
case "HEADING":
echo "Heading: ";
break;
case "BODY":
echo "Message: ";
}
}

function stop($parser,$element_name)
{
echo "<br />";
}

function char($parser,$data)
{
echo $data;
}

xml_set_element_handler($parser,"start","stop");
xml_set_character_data_handler($parser,"char");
$fp=fopen("test.xml","r");

while ($data=fread($fp,4096))
{
xml_parse($parser,$data,feof($fp)) or
die (sprintf("XML Error: %s at line %d",
xml_error_string(xml_get_error_code($parser)),
xml_get_current_line_number($parser)));
}

xml_parser_free($parser);
?>

The output of the code above is as follows:

-- Note --
To: Tove
From: Jani
Heading: Reminder
Message: Don't forget me this weekend!


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