SimpleXMLElement::rewind
PHP function
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(PHP 8)
Rewind to the first element
Description
SimpleXMLElement::rewind(): void
Warning
Prior to PHP 8.0, SimpleXMLElement::rewind was only declared on the subclass SimpleXMLIterator.
This method rewinds the SimpleXMLElement to the first element.
Note
As of PHP 8.4.0, calling get methods (such as SimpleXMLElement::asXML or SimpleXMLElement::getName) or casting a SimpleXMLElement to a String no longer implicitly rewinds the iterator. Where required, the iterator must be rewound explicitly by calling this method.
Parameters Parameters
Return Values
Void
Examples
Rewind to the first element
php
<?php
$xmlElement = new SimpleXMLElement('<books><book>PHP Basics</book><book>XML Basics</book></books>');
$xmlElement->rewind();
var_dump($xmlElement->current());
?>The above example will output:
output
object(SimpleXMLElement)#2 (1) {
[0]=>
string(10) "PHP Basics"
}