SimpleXMLElement->getName()

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.3)

SimpleXMLElement->getName() — Gets the name of the XML element

Description

SimpleXMLElement

string getName ( void )

Gets the name of the XML element.

Return Values

The getName method returns as a string the name of the XML tag referenced by the SimpleXMLElement object.

Examples

Example#1 Get XML element names


<?php
 
$sxe = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr);

echo $sxe->getName() . "\n";

foreach ($sxe->children() as $child)
{
    echo $child->getName() . "\n";
}

?>