simplexml_load_string to get an object from a XML formatted string

We can create an object by using XML formatted string to an object by using simplexml_load_string function in PHP.

simplexml_load_string ( $xml_string,$class_name, $options, ns, is_prefix)

$xml_string : Required , formatted xml data string
$class_name : Optional , return object of specified class
$options : Optional , Additional Libxml parameters
ns : Optional , Namespace prefix
is_prefix : True or False based on ns ( prefix True , URI is false )

Here we will take our sample XML formatted string.

xml-sample1.php

<?Php
require "xml-sample1.php";
$str=simplexml_load_string($str_xml);
print_r($str);
?>

The Output is here.

SimpleXMLElement Object ( [name] => Abcd [address] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [door_no] => 234-ac [street] => Great Wall [city] => Alabama ) )

Example 2

<?Php
$str_xml = <<<XML
<?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes'?>
<details>
<name>Abcd</name>
<address>
  <door_no>234-ac</door_no>
  <street>Great Wall</street>
  <city>Alabama</city>
</address>
</details>
XML;
$str=simplexml_load_string($str_xml);
print_r($str);
?>

Output is here

SimpleXMLElement Object ( [name] => Abcd [address] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [door_no] => 234-ac [street] => Great Wall [city] => Alabama ) )

Example 3

<?Php
$str_xml = <<<XML
<?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes'?>
<details>
<name>Abcd</name>
<address>
  <door_no>234-ac</door_no>
  <street>Great Wall</street>
  <city>Alabama</city>
</address>
</details>
XML;
$str=simplexml_load_string($str_xml);
echo $str->address->count(); // Output is 1 
echo "<br>";
echo $str->address[0]->count(); // Output is 3 
echo "<br>";
echo $str->address[0]->street; // Output is Great Wall 
echo "<br>";
echo $str->address->city; // Output is Alabama 
?>

XML XML count()

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