PHP getName() Function

In this chapter you will learn:

1. Description for PHP getName() Function
2. Syntax for PHP getName() Function
3. Return for PHP getName() Function
4. Example - Return the name of the XML element and the children

Description

The getName() function returns the name of the XML element.

Syntax

PHP getName() Function has the following syntax.

Return

Returns the name of the XML tag referenced by the SimpleXMLElement object, as a string

Example

Return the name of the XML element and the children:

<?php//j av a  2s.  c  o m
$xml=<<<XML
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<books>
  <book id="1">Java</book>
  <book id="2">PHP</book>
  <book id="3">CSS</book> 
</books>
XML;

$sxe=new SimpleXMLElement($xml);
echo $sxe->getName() . "\n";
foreach ($sxe->children() as $child){
   echo $child->getName() . "\n";
}
?>

The code above generates the following result.

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What you will learn in the next chapter:

1. Description for PHP getNamespaces() Function
2. Syntax for PHP getNamespaces() Function
3. Parameter for PHP getNamespaces() Function
4. Return for PHP getNamespaces() Function
5. Example - Return the namespaces used in the XML document

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PHP addChild() Function

PHP asXML() Function

PHP attributes() Function

PHP children() Function

PHP SimpleXML count() Function

PHP getDocNamespaces() Function

PHP getName() Function

PHP getNamespaces() Function

PHP registerXPathNamespace() Function

PHP simplexml_import_dom() Function

PHP simplexml_load_file() Function

PHP simplexml_load_string() Function

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