(PHP 5 >= 5.0.1)
SimpleXMLElement->children() — Finds children of given node
This method finds the children of the element of which it is a member. The result follows normal iteration rules.
Note: SimpleXML has made a rule of adding iterative properties to most methods. They cannot be viewed using var_dump() or anything else which can examine objects.
Default to FALSE
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.2.0 | The optional parameter is_prefix was added. |
Example#1 Traversing a children() pseudo-array
<?php
$xml = new SimpleXMLElement(
'<person>
<child role="son">
<child role="daughter"/>
</child>
<child role="daughter">
<child role="son">
<child role="son"/>
</child>
</child>
</person>');
foreach ($xml->children() as $second_gen) {
echo ' The person begot a ' . $second_gen['role'];
foreach ($second_gen->children() as $third_gen) {
echo ' who begot a ' . $third_gen['role'] . ';';
foreach ($third_gen->children() as $fourth_gen) {
echo ' and that ' . $third_gen['role'] .
' begot a ' . $fourth_gen['role'];
}
}
}
?>
The above example will output:
The person begot a son who begot a daughter; The person
begot a daughter who begot a son; and that son begot a son