Dom\import_simplexml
PHP function
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(PHP 8 >= 8.4.0)
Gets a Dom\Attr or Dom\Element object from a SimpleXMLElement object
Description
Dom\import_simplexml(object $node): Dom\Attr|Dom\Element
This function takes the given attribute or element node (a SimpleXMLElement instance) and creates a Dom\Attr or Dom\Element node, respectively. The new Dom\Node refers to the same underlying XML node as the SimpleXMLElement.
Return Values
The Dom\Attr or Dom\Element.
Examples
Import SimpleXML into DOM and modify SimpleXML through DOM
Error handling omitted for brevity.
php
<?php
$sxe = simplexml_load_string('<books><book><title>blah</title></book></books>');
$elt = Dom\import_simplexml($sxe);
$elt->setAttribute("foo", "bar");
echo $sxe->asXML();
?>The above example will output:
output
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<books foo="bar"><book><title>blah</title></book></books>