PHP simplexml_import_dom() Function

Definition and Usage

The simplexml_import_dom() function converts a DOM node to a SimpleXMLElement object.

If it fails, the function returns false.

Syntax

simplexml_import_dom(data,class)
Parameter Description
data Required. Specifies the DOM node to be used.
class Required. Specifies the class of the new object.

Example

<?php
$dom = new domDocument;
$dom->loadXML('<note><from>John</from></note>');
$xml = simplexml_import_dom($dom);
echo $xml->from;
?>

Output similar to:

John