PHP xpath() Function
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Definition and Usage
The xpath() function runs an XPath query on the XML document.
This function returns an array of SimpleXMLElements on success, and FALSE of
failure.
Syntax
class SimpleXMLElement
{
string xpath(path)
}
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| Parameter |
Description |
| path |
Required. Specifies what to search for in the XML document |
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>
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PHP Code
<?php
$xml = simplexml_load_file("test.xml");
$result = $xml->xpath("from");
print_r($result);
?>
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The output of the code above will be:
Array
(
[0] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[0] => Jani
)
)
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