Using SimpleXML to create an XML object from scratch
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Is it possible to use PHP's SimpleXML functions to create an XML object from scratch? Looking through the function list, there's ways to import an existing XML string into an object that you can then manipulate, but if I just want to generate an XML object programmatically from scratch, what's the best way to do that?
I figured out that you can use simplexml_load_string() and pass in the root string that you want, and then you've got an object you can manipulate by adding children... although this seems like kind of a hack, since I have to actually hardcode some XML into the string before it can be loaded.
I've done it using the DOMDocument functions, although it's a little confusing because I'm not sure what the DOM has to do with creating a pure XML document... so maybe it's just badly named :-)
php xml simplexml
asked Sep 27 '08 at 6:30
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Is it possible to use PHP's SimpleXML functions to create an XML object from scratch? Looking through the function list, there's ways to import an existing XML string into an object that you can then manipulate, but if I just want to generate an XML object programmatically from scratch, what's the best way to do that?
I figured out that you can use simplexml_load_string() and pass in the root string that you want, and then you've got an object you can manipulate by adding children... although this seems like kind of a hack, since I have to actually hardcode some XML into the string before it can be loaded.
I've done it using the DOMDocument functions, although it's a little confusing because I'm not sure what the DOM has to do with creating a pure XML document... so maybe it's just badly named :-)
php xml simplexml
asked Sep 27 '08 at 6:30
dirtsidedirtside
4,94293850
add a comment |
Is it possible to use PHP's SimpleXML functions to create an XML object from scratch? Looking through the function list, there's ways to import an existing XML string into an object that you can then manipulate, but if I just want to generate an XML object programmatically from scratch, what's the best way to do that?
I figured out that you can use simplexml_load_string() and pass in the root string that you want, and then you've got an object you can manipulate by adding children... although this seems like kind of a hack, since I have to actually hardcode some XML into the string before it can be loaded.
I've done it using the DOMDocument functions, although it's a little confusing because I'm not sure what the DOM has to do with creating a pure XML document... so maybe it's just badly named :-)
php xml simplexml
asked Sep 27 '08 at 6:30
dirtsidedirtside
4,94293850
Is it possible to use PHP's SimpleXML functions to create an XML object from scratch? Looking through the function list, there's ways to import an existing XML string into an object that you can then manipulate, but if I just want to generate an XML object programmatically from scratch, what's the best way to do that?
I figured out that you can use simplexml_load_string() and pass in the root string that you want, and then you've got an object you can manipulate by adding children... although this seems like kind of a hack, since I have to actually hardcode some XML into the string before it can be loaded.
I've done it using the DOMDocument functions, although it's a little confusing because I'm not sure what the DOM has to do with creating a pure XML document... so maybe it's just badly named :-)
php xml simplexml
php xml simplexml
asked Sep 27 '08 at 6:30
dirtsidedirtside
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asked Sep 27 '08 at 6:30
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asked Sep 27 '08 at 6:30
dirtsidedirtside
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Sure you can. Eg.
<?php
$newsXML = new SimpleXMLElement("<news></news>");
$newsXML->addAttribute('newsPagePrefix', 'value goes here');
$newsIntro = $newsXML->addChild('content');
$newsIntro->addAttribute('type', 'latest');
Header('Content-type: text/xml');
echo $newsXML->asXML();
?>
Output
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<news newsPagePrefix="value goes here">
<content type="latest"/>
</news>
Have fun.
edited Jan 9 '14 at 7:54
Joran Den Houting
2,78431648
answered Sep 27 '08 at 7:42
DreamWerxDreamWerx
2,69711412
Between this and @Stefan's and @PhiLho's answers, this seems the most simple and straightforward. At the same time, I wonder if the performance is different. The other two smell like fast code.
– Camilo Martin
Mar 27 '11 at 5:42
2
How do i save this as a xml file in the server? to make it available to my actionscript code?
– shababhsiddique
Oct 6 '11 at 15:00
@dreamwerx Maybe I'm missing something why isn't yourcontenttag closed with</content>?
– Shackrock
Dec 19 '12 at 21:41
1
@Shackrock:it is closed, look at the "/" before the ">" of <content type="latest"/>
– Michel
Dec 22 '12 at 14:34
4
How to add some text between content tags. Say <content> Wow it works! </content>
– harishannam
Mar 18 '14 at 19:42
|
show 1 more comment
In PHP5, you should use the Document Object Model class instead.
Example:
$domDoc = new DOMDocument;
$rootElt = $domDoc->createElement('root');
$rootNode = $domDoc->appendChild($rootElt);
$subElt = $domDoc->createElement('foo');
$attr = $domDoc->createAttribute('ah');
$attrVal = $domDoc->createTextNode('OK');
$attr->appendChild($attrVal);
$subElt->appendChild($attr);
$subNode = $rootNode->appendChild($subElt);
$textNode = $domDoc->createTextNode('Wow, it works!');
$subNode->appendChild($textNode);
echo htmlentities($domDoc->saveXML());
edited Oct 4 '14 at 4:27
JakeGould
20.9k85176
answered Sep 27 '08 at 8:50
PhiLhoPhiLho
35.3k481123
1
DOM API is so verbose! I'd love to be able to do something like$elem->append($doc->p('This is a paragraph'));Even appending text is a two line chore. I'd love something like$elem->append('Some text');
– thomasrutter
Jun 29 '16 at 2:09
1
In my opinion it depends a lot on what you are planing to do. If you want basic and fast functionality, SimpleXML is perfect! But anyways: the question was "Using SimpleXML to create an XML object from scratch" - so off-topic, sorry.
– Stephan Weinhold
Jan 24 '17 at 10:01
add a comment |
Please see my answer here. As dreamwerx.myopenid.com points out, it is possible to do this with SimpleXML, but the DOM extension would be the better and more flexible way. Additionally there is a third way: using XMLWriter. It's much more simple to use than the DOM and therefore it's my preferred way of writing XML documents from scratch.
$w=new XMLWriter();
$w->openMemory();
$w->startDocument('1.0','UTF-8');
$w->startElement("root");
$w->writeAttribute("ah", "OK");
$w->text('Wow, it works!');
$w->endElement();
echo htmlentities($w->outputMemory(true));
By the way: DOM stands for Document Object Model; this is the standardized API into XML documents.
edited May 23 '17 at 12:18
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answered Sep 27 '08 at 10:01
Stefan GehrigStefan Gehrig
72.7k22132169
XMLwriter is good if you are intending to output directly to XML code without any manipulation. Further manipulation (moving elements around, inserting elements) is not really possible.
– thomasrutter
Jun 29 '16 at 2:11
Updated links (I think) php.net/manual/en/intro.xmlwriter.php, php.net/manual/en/book.dom.php
– chris85
Aug 11 '16 at 15:21
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Sure you can. Eg.
<?php
$newsXML = new SimpleXMLElement("<news></news>");
$newsXML->addAttribute('newsPagePrefix', 'value goes here');
$newsIntro = $newsXML->addChild('content');
$newsIntro->addAttribute('type', 'latest');
Header('Content-type: text/xml');
echo $newsXML->asXML();
?>
Output
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<news newsPagePrefix="value goes here">
<content type="latest"/>
</news>
Have fun.
edited Jan 9 '14 at 7:54
Joran Den Houting
2,78431648
answered Sep 27 '08 at 7:42
DreamWerxDreamWerx
2,69711412
Between this and @Stefan's and @PhiLho's answers, this seems the most simple and straightforward. At the same time, I wonder if the performance is different. The other two smell like fast code.
– Camilo Martin
Mar 27 '11 at 5:42
2
How do i save this as a xml file in the server? to make it available to my actionscript code?
– shababhsiddique
Oct 6 '11 at 15:00
@dreamwerx Maybe I'm missing something why isn't yourcontenttag closed with</content>?
– Shackrock
Dec 19 '12 at 21:41
1
@Shackrock:it is closed, look at the "/" before the ">" of <content type="latest"/>
– Michel
Dec 22 '12 at 14:34
4
How to add some text between content tags. Say <content> Wow it works! </content>
– harishannam
Mar 18 '14 at 19:42
|
show 1 more comment
Sure you can. Eg.
<?php
$newsXML = new SimpleXMLElement("<news></news>");
$newsXML->addAttribute('newsPagePrefix', 'value goes here');
$newsIntro = $newsXML->addChild('content');
$newsIntro->addAttribute('type', 'latest');
Header('Content-type: text/xml');
echo $newsXML->asXML();
?>
Output
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<news newsPagePrefix="value goes here">
<content type="latest"/>
</news>
Have fun.
edited Jan 9 '14 at 7:54
Joran Den Houting
2,78431648
answered Sep 27 '08 at 7:42
DreamWerxDreamWerx
2,69711412
Between this and @Stefan's and @PhiLho's answers, this seems the most simple and straightforward. At the same time, I wonder if the performance is different. The other two smell like fast code.
– Camilo Martin
Mar 27 '11 at 5:42
2
How do i save this as a xml file in the server? to make it available to my actionscript code?
– shababhsiddique
Oct 6 '11 at 15:00
@dreamwerx Maybe I'm missing something why isn't yourcontenttag closed with</content>?
– Shackrock
Dec 19 '12 at 21:41
1
@Shackrock:it is closed, look at the "/" before the ">" of <content type="latest"/>
– Michel
Dec 22 '12 at 14:34
4
How to add some text between content tags. Say <content> Wow it works! </content>
– harishannam
Mar 18 '14 at 19:42
|
show 1 more comment
Sure you can. Eg.
<?php
$newsXML = new SimpleXMLElement("<news></news>");
$newsXML->addAttribute('newsPagePrefix', 'value goes here');
$newsIntro = $newsXML->addChild('content');
$newsIntro->addAttribute('type', 'latest');
Header('Content-type: text/xml');
echo $newsXML->asXML();
?>
Output
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<news newsPagePrefix="value goes here">
<content type="latest"/>
</news>
Have fun.
edited Jan 9 '14 at 7:54
Joran Den Houting
2,78431648
answered Sep 27 '08 at 7:42
DreamWerxDreamWerx
2,69711412
Sure you can. Eg.
<?php
$newsXML = new SimpleXMLElement("<news></news>");
$newsXML->addAttribute('newsPagePrefix', 'value goes here');
$newsIntro = $newsXML->addChild('content');
$newsIntro->addAttribute('type', 'latest');
Header('Content-type: text/xml');
echo $newsXML->asXML();
?>
Output
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<news newsPagePrefix="value goes here">
<content type="latest"/>
</news>
Have fun.
edited Jan 9 '14 at 7:54
Joran Den Houting
2,78431648
answered Sep 27 '08 at 7:42
DreamWerxDreamWerx
2,69711412
edited Jan 9 '14 at 7:54
Joran Den Houting
2,78431648
edited Jan 9 '14 at 7:54
Joran Den Houting
2,78431648
edited Jan 9 '14 at 7:54
Joran Den Houting
2,78431648
2,78431648
answered Sep 27 '08 at 7:42
DreamWerxDreamWerx
2,69711412
answered Sep 27 '08 at 7:42
DreamWerxDreamWerx
2,69711412
answered Sep 27 '08 at 7:42
DreamWerxDreamWerx
2,69711412
2,69711412
Between this and @Stefan's and @PhiLho's answers, this seems the most simple and straightforward. At the same time, I wonder if the performance is different. The other two smell like fast code.
– Camilo Martin
Mar 27 '11 at 5:42
2
How do i save this as a xml file in the server? to make it available to my actionscript code?
– shababhsiddique
Oct 6 '11 at 15:00
@dreamwerx Maybe I'm missing something why isn't yourcontenttag closed with</content>?
– Shackrock
Dec 19 '12 at 21:41
1
@Shackrock:it is closed, look at the "/" before the ">" of <content type="latest"/>
– Michel
Dec 22 '12 at 14:34
4
How to add some text between content tags. Say <content> Wow it works! </content>
– harishannam
Mar 18 '14 at 19:42
|
show 1 more comment
Between this and @Stefan's and @PhiLho's answers, this seems the most simple and straightforward. At the same time, I wonder if the performance is different. The other two smell like fast code.
– Camilo Martin
Mar 27 '11 at 5:42
2
How do i save this as a xml file in the server? to make it available to my actionscript code?
– shababhsiddique
Oct 6 '11 at 15:00
@dreamwerx Maybe I'm missing something why isn't yourcontenttag closed with</content>?
– Shackrock
Dec 19 '12 at 21:41
1
@Shackrock:it is closed, look at the "/" before the ">" of <content type="latest"/>
– Michel
Dec 22 '12 at 14:34
4
How to add some text between content tags. Say <content> Wow it works! </content>
– harishannam
Mar 18 '14 at 19:42
Between this and @Stefan's and @PhiLho's answers, this seems the most simple and straightforward. At the same time, I wonder if the performance is different. The other two smell like fast code.
– Camilo Martin
Mar 27 '11 at 5:42
Between this and @Stefan's and @PhiLho's answers, this seems the most simple and straightforward. At the same time, I wonder if the performance is different. The other two smell like fast code.
– Camilo Martin
Mar 27 '11 at 5:42
2
2
How do i save this as a xml file in the server? to make it available to my actionscript code?
– shababhsiddique
Oct 6 '11 at 15:00
How do i save this as a xml file in the server? to make it available to my actionscript code?
– shababhsiddique
Oct 6 '11 at 15:00
@dreamwerx Maybe I'm missing something why isn't your
content tag closed with </content>?– Shackrock
Dec 19 '12 at 21:41
@dreamwerx Maybe I'm missing something why isn't your
content tag closed with </content>?– Shackrock
Dec 19 '12 at 21:41
1
1
@Shackrock:it is closed, look at the "/" before the ">" of <content type="latest"/>
– Michel
Dec 22 '12 at 14:34
@Shackrock:it is closed, look at the "/" before the ">" of <content type="latest"/>
– Michel
Dec 22 '12 at 14:34
4
4
How to add some text between content tags. Say <content> Wow it works! </content>
– harishannam
Mar 18 '14 at 19:42
How to add some text between content tags. Say <content> Wow it works! </content>
– harishannam
Mar 18 '14 at 19:42
|
show 1 more comment
In PHP5, you should use the Document Object Model class instead.
Example:
$domDoc = new DOMDocument;
$rootElt = $domDoc->createElement('root');
$rootNode = $domDoc->appendChild($rootElt);
$subElt = $domDoc->createElement('foo');
$attr = $domDoc->createAttribute('ah');
$attrVal = $domDoc->createTextNode('OK');
$attr->appendChild($attrVal);
$subElt->appendChild($attr);
$subNode = $rootNode->appendChild($subElt);
$textNode = $domDoc->createTextNode('Wow, it works!');
$subNode->appendChild($textNode);
echo htmlentities($domDoc->saveXML());
edited Oct 4 '14 at 4:27
JakeGould
20.9k85176
answered Sep 27 '08 at 8:50
PhiLhoPhiLho
35.3k481123
1
DOM API is so verbose! I'd love to be able to do something like$elem->append($doc->p('This is a paragraph'));Even appending text is a two line chore. I'd love something like$elem->append('Some text');
– thomasrutter
Jun 29 '16 at 2:09
1
In my opinion it depends a lot on what you are planing to do. If you want basic and fast functionality, SimpleXML is perfect! But anyways: the question was "Using SimpleXML to create an XML object from scratch" - so off-topic, sorry.
– Stephan Weinhold
Jan 24 '17 at 10:01
add a comment |
In PHP5, you should use the Document Object Model class instead.
Example:
$domDoc = new DOMDocument;
$rootElt = $domDoc->createElement('root');
$rootNode = $domDoc->appendChild($rootElt);
$subElt = $domDoc->createElement('foo');
$attr = $domDoc->createAttribute('ah');
$attrVal = $domDoc->createTextNode('OK');
$attr->appendChild($attrVal);
$subElt->appendChild($attr);
$subNode = $rootNode->appendChild($subElt);
$textNode = $domDoc->createTextNode('Wow, it works!');
$subNode->appendChild($textNode);
echo htmlentities($domDoc->saveXML());
edited Oct 4 '14 at 4:27
JakeGould
20.9k85176
answered Sep 27 '08 at 8:50
PhiLhoPhiLho
35.3k481123
1
DOM API is so verbose! I'd love to be able to do something like$elem->append($doc->p('This is a paragraph'));Even appending text is a two line chore. I'd love something like$elem->append('Some text');
– thomasrutter
Jun 29 '16 at 2:09
1
In my opinion it depends a lot on what you are planing to do. If you want basic and fast functionality, SimpleXML is perfect! But anyways: the question was "Using SimpleXML to create an XML object from scratch" - so off-topic, sorry.
– Stephan Weinhold
Jan 24 '17 at 10:01
add a comment |
In PHP5, you should use the Document Object Model class instead.
Example:
$domDoc = new DOMDocument;
$rootElt = $domDoc->createElement('root');
$rootNode = $domDoc->appendChild($rootElt);
$subElt = $domDoc->createElement('foo');
$attr = $domDoc->createAttribute('ah');
$attrVal = $domDoc->createTextNode('OK');
$attr->appendChild($attrVal);
$subElt->appendChild($attr);
$subNode = $rootNode->appendChild($subElt);
$textNode = $domDoc->createTextNode('Wow, it works!');
$subNode->appendChild($textNode);
echo htmlentities($domDoc->saveXML());
edited Oct 4 '14 at 4:27
JakeGould
20.9k85176
answered Sep 27 '08 at 8:50
PhiLhoPhiLho
35.3k481123
In PHP5, you should use the Document Object Model class instead.
Example:
$domDoc = new DOMDocument;
$rootElt = $domDoc->createElement('root');
$rootNode = $domDoc->appendChild($rootElt);
$subElt = $domDoc->createElement('foo');
$attr = $domDoc->createAttribute('ah');
$attrVal = $domDoc->createTextNode('OK');
$attr->appendChild($attrVal);
$subElt->appendChild($attr);
$subNode = $rootNode->appendChild($subElt);
$textNode = $domDoc->createTextNode('Wow, it works!');
$subNode->appendChild($textNode);
echo htmlentities($domDoc->saveXML());
edited Oct 4 '14 at 4:27
JakeGould
20.9k85176
answered Sep 27 '08 at 8:50
PhiLhoPhiLho
35.3k481123
edited Oct 4 '14 at 4:27
JakeGould
20.9k85176
edited Oct 4 '14 at 4:27
JakeGould
20.9k85176
edited Oct 4 '14 at 4:27
JakeGould
20.9k85176
20.9k85176
answered Sep 27 '08 at 8:50
PhiLhoPhiLho
35.3k481123
answered Sep 27 '08 at 8:50
PhiLhoPhiLho
35.3k481123
answered Sep 27 '08 at 8:50
PhiLhoPhiLho
35.3k481123
35.3k481123
1
DOM API is so verbose! I'd love to be able to do something like$elem->append($doc->p('This is a paragraph'));Even appending text is a two line chore. I'd love something like$elem->append('Some text');
– thomasrutter
Jun 29 '16 at 2:09
1
In my opinion it depends a lot on what you are planing to do. If you want basic and fast functionality, SimpleXML is perfect! But anyways: the question was "Using SimpleXML to create an XML object from scratch" - so off-topic, sorry.
– Stephan Weinhold
Jan 24 '17 at 10:01
add a comment |
1
DOM API is so verbose! I'd love to be able to do something like$elem->append($doc->p('This is a paragraph'));Even appending text is a two line chore. I'd love something like$elem->append('Some text');
– thomasrutter
Jun 29 '16 at 2:09
1
In my opinion it depends a lot on what you are planing to do. If you want basic and fast functionality, SimpleXML is perfect! But anyways: the question was "Using SimpleXML to create an XML object from scratch" - so off-topic, sorry.
– Stephan Weinhold
Jan 24 '17 at 10:01
1
1
DOM API is so verbose! I'd love to be able to do something like
$elem->append($doc->p('This is a paragraph')); Even appending text is a two line chore. I'd love something like $elem->append('Some text');– thomasrutter
Jun 29 '16 at 2:09
DOM API is so verbose! I'd love to be able to do something like
$elem->append($doc->p('This is a paragraph')); Even appending text is a two line chore. I'd love something like $elem->append('Some text');– thomasrutter
Jun 29 '16 at 2:09
1
1
In my opinion it depends a lot on what you are planing to do. If you want basic and fast functionality, SimpleXML is perfect! But anyways: the question was "Using SimpleXML to create an XML object from scratch" - so off-topic, sorry.
– Stephan Weinhold
Jan 24 '17 at 10:01
In my opinion it depends a lot on what you are planing to do. If you want basic and fast functionality, SimpleXML is perfect! But anyways: the question was "Using SimpleXML to create an XML object from scratch" - so off-topic, sorry.
– Stephan Weinhold
Jan 24 '17 at 10:01
add a comment |
Please see my answer here. As dreamwerx.myopenid.com points out, it is possible to do this with SimpleXML, but the DOM extension would be the better and more flexible way. Additionally there is a third way: using XMLWriter. It's much more simple to use than the DOM and therefore it's my preferred way of writing XML documents from scratch.
$w=new XMLWriter();
$w->openMemory();
$w->startDocument('1.0','UTF-8');
$w->startElement("root");
$w->writeAttribute("ah", "OK");
$w->text('Wow, it works!');
$w->endElement();
echo htmlentities($w->outputMemory(true));
By the way: DOM stands for Document Object Model; this is the standardized API into XML documents.
edited May 23 '17 at 12:18
Community♦
11
answered Sep 27 '08 at 10:01
Stefan GehrigStefan Gehrig
72.7k22132169
XMLwriter is good if you are intending to output directly to XML code without any manipulation. Further manipulation (moving elements around, inserting elements) is not really possible.
– thomasrutter
Jun 29 '16 at 2:11
Updated links (I think) php.net/manual/en/intro.xmlwriter.php, php.net/manual/en/book.dom.php
– chris85
Aug 11 '16 at 15:21
add a comment |
Please see my answer here. As dreamwerx.myopenid.com points out, it is possible to do this with SimpleXML, but the DOM extension would be the better and more flexible way. Additionally there is a third way: using XMLWriter. It's much more simple to use than the DOM and therefore it's my preferred way of writing XML documents from scratch.
$w=new XMLWriter();
$w->openMemory();
$w->startDocument('1.0','UTF-8');
$w->startElement("root");
$w->writeAttribute("ah", "OK");
$w->text('Wow, it works!');
$w->endElement();
echo htmlentities($w->outputMemory(true));
By the way: DOM stands for Document Object Model; this is the standardized API into XML documents.
edited May 23 '17 at 12:18
Community♦
11
answered Sep 27 '08 at 10:01
Stefan GehrigStefan Gehrig
72.7k22132169
XMLwriter is good if you are intending to output directly to XML code without any manipulation. Further manipulation (moving elements around, inserting elements) is not really possible.
– thomasrutter
Jun 29 '16 at 2:11
Updated links (I think) php.net/manual/en/intro.xmlwriter.php, php.net/manual/en/book.dom.php
– chris85
Aug 11 '16 at 15:21
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Please see my answer here. As dreamwerx.myopenid.com points out, it is possible to do this with SimpleXML, but the DOM extension would be the better and more flexible way. Additionally there is a third way: using XMLWriter. It's much more simple to use than the DOM and therefore it's my preferred way of writing XML documents from scratch.
$w=new XMLWriter();
$w->openMemory();
$w->startDocument('1.0','UTF-8');
$w->startElement("root");
$w->writeAttribute("ah", "OK");
$w->text('Wow, it works!');
$w->endElement();
echo htmlentities($w->outputMemory(true));
By the way: DOM stands for Document Object Model; this is the standardized API into XML documents.
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Stefan GehrigStefan Gehrig
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Please see my answer here. As dreamwerx.myopenid.com points out, it is possible to do this with SimpleXML, but the DOM extension would be the better and more flexible way. Additionally there is a third way: using XMLWriter. It's much more simple to use than the DOM and therefore it's my preferred way of writing XML documents from scratch.
$w=new XMLWriter();
$w->openMemory();
$w->startDocument('1.0','UTF-8');
$w->startElement("root");
$w->writeAttribute("ah", "OK");
$w->text('Wow, it works!');
$w->endElement();
echo htmlentities($w->outputMemory(true));
By the way: DOM stands for Document Object Model; this is the standardized API into XML documents.
edited May 23 '17 at 12:18
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11
answered Sep 27 '08 at 10:01
Stefan GehrigStefan Gehrig
72.7k22132169
edited May 23 '17 at 12:18
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edited May 23 '17 at 12:18
Community♦
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edited May 23 '17 at 12:18
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answered Sep 27 '08 at 10:01
Stefan GehrigStefan Gehrig
72.7k22132169
answered Sep 27 '08 at 10:01
Stefan GehrigStefan Gehrig
72.7k22132169
answered Sep 27 '08 at 10:01
Stefan GehrigStefan Gehrig
72.7k22132169
72.7k22132169
XMLwriter is good if you are intending to output directly to XML code without any manipulation. Further manipulation (moving elements around, inserting elements) is not really possible.
– thomasrutter
Jun 29 '16 at 2:11
Updated links (I think) php.net/manual/en/intro.xmlwriter.php, php.net/manual/en/book.dom.php
– chris85
Aug 11 '16 at 15:21
add a comment |
XMLwriter is good if you are intending to output directly to XML code without any manipulation. Further manipulation (moving elements around, inserting elements) is not really possible.
– thomasrutter
Jun 29 '16 at 2:11
Updated links (I think) php.net/manual/en/intro.xmlwriter.php, php.net/manual/en/book.dom.php
– chris85
Aug 11 '16 at 15:21
XMLwriter is good if you are intending to output directly to XML code without any manipulation. Further manipulation (moving elements around, inserting elements) is not really possible.
– thomasrutter
Jun 29 '16 at 2:11
XMLwriter is good if you are intending to output directly to XML code without any manipulation. Further manipulation (moving elements around, inserting elements) is not really possible.
– thomasrutter
Jun 29 '16 at 2:11
Updated links (I think) php.net/manual/en/intro.xmlwriter.php, php.net/manual/en/book.dom.php
– chris85
Aug 11 '16 at 15:21
Updated links (I think) php.net/manual/en/intro.xmlwriter.php, php.net/manual/en/book.dom.php
– chris85
Aug 11 '16 at 15:21
add a comment |
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