xml_parse_into_struct() Function
Definition
The xml_parse_into_struct() function parses XML data into an array.
This function parses the XML data into 2 arrays:
Value array - containing the data from the parsed XML
Index array - containing pointers to the location of the values in the Value array
This function returns 1 on success, or 0 on failure.
Syntax
xml_parse_into_struct(parser,xml,value_arr,index_arr)
Note: The xml_parse_into_struct() function returns 1 for success and 0 for failure. This is not the same as TRUE and FALSE.
Example
XML File
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
PHP Code
//invalid xml file
$xmlfile = 'test.xml';
$xmlparser = xml_parser_create();// open a file and read data
$fp = fopen($xmlfile, 'r');
$xmldata = fread($fp, 4096);xml_parse_into_struct($xmlparser,$xmldata,$values);xml_parser_free($xmlparser);
print_r($values);
?>
The output of the code above will be:
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[type] => open
[level] => 1
[value] =>
)
[1] => Array
(
[tag] => TO
[type] => complete
[level] => 2
[value] => Tove
)
[2] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[value] =>
[type] => cdata
[level] => 1
)
[3] => Array
(
[tag] => FROM
[type] => complete
[level] => 2
[value] => Jani
)
[4] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[value] =>
[type] => cdata
[level] => 1
)
[5] => Array
(
[tag] => HEADING
[type] => complete
[level] => 2
[value] => Reminder
)
[6] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[value] =>
[type] => cdata
[level] => 1
)
[7] => Array
(
[tag] => BODY
[type] => complete
[level] => 2
[value] => Don't forget me this weekend!
)
[8] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[value] =>
[type] => cdata
[level] => 1
)
[9] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[type] => close
[level] => 1
)
)
SOURCE:w3schools.com
The xml_parse_into_struct() function parses XML data into an array.
This function parses the XML data into 2 arrays:
Value array - containing the data from the parsed XML
Index array - containing pointers to the location of the values in the Value array
This function returns 1 on success, or 0 on failure.
Syntax
xml_parse_into_struct(parser,xml,value_arr,index_arr)
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
parser Required. | Specifies XML parser to use |
xml Required. | Specifies XML data to parse |
value_arr Required. | Specifies the target array for the XML data |
index_arr Optional. | Specifies the target array for index data |
Note: The xml_parse_into_struct() function returns 1 for success and 0 for failure. This is not the same as TRUE and FALSE.
Example
XML File
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
PHP Code
//invalid xml file
$xmlfile = 'test.xml';
$xmlparser = xml_parser_create();// open a file and read data
$fp = fopen($xmlfile, 'r');
$xmldata = fread($fp, 4096);xml_parse_into_struct($xmlparser,$xmldata,$values);xml_parser_free($xmlparser);
print_r($values);
?>
The output of the code above will be:
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[type] => open
[level] => 1
[value] =>
)
[1] => Array
(
[tag] => TO
[type] => complete
[level] => 2
[value] => Tove
)
[2] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[value] =>
[type] => cdata
[level] => 1
)
[3] => Array
(
[tag] => FROM
[type] => complete
[level] => 2
[value] => Jani
)
[4] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[value] =>
[type] => cdata
[level] => 1
)
[5] => Array
(
[tag] => HEADING
[type] => complete
[level] => 2
[value] => Reminder
)
[6] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[value] =>
[type] => cdata
[level] => 1
)
[7] => Array
(
[tag] => BODY
[type] => complete
[level] => 2
[value] => Don't forget me this weekend!
)
[8] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[value] =>
[type] => cdata
[level] => 1
)
[9] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[type] => close
[level] => 1
)
)
SOURCE:w3schools.com
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This is a great reference, thanks for pulling it all together for us.
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