simplexml_load_file
(PHP 5)
simplexml_load_file --
Interprets an XML file into an object
Description
object
simplexml_load_file ( string filename [, string class_name [, int options]] )
This function will convert the well-formed XML document in the file
specified by filename to an object
of class SimpleXMLElement. If any errors occur during file
access or interpretation, the function returns FALSE.
You may use the optional class_name parameter so
that simplexml_load_file() will return an object of
the specified class. That class should extend the
SimpleXMLElement class.
Since PHP 5.1.0 and Libxml 2.6.0, you may also use the
options parameter to specify additional Libxml parameters.
Example 1. Interpret an XML document
<?php
// The file test.xml contains an XML document with a root element
// and at least an element /[root]/title.
if (file_exists('test.xml')) {
$xml = simplexml_load_file('test.xml');
var_dump($xml);
} else {
exit('Failed to open test.xml.');
}
?>
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This script will display, on success:
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[title] => Example Title
...
) |
At this point, you can go about using $xml->title
and any other elements.
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See also: simplexml_load_string()