PHP: Adds a child element to the XML node

Description

SimpleXMLElement

SimpleXMLElement addChild ( string $name [, string $value [, string $namespace ]] )

Adds a child element to the node and returns a SimpleXMLElement of the child.

Parameters

name: The name of the child element to add.
value: If specified, the value of the child element.
namespace: If specified, the namespace to which the child element belongs.

Return Values

The addChild method returns a SimpleXMLElement object representing the child added to the XML node.

Examples

Example #1 Add attributes and children to a SimpleXML element


<?php



include 'example.php';

 

$sxe = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr);

$sxe->addAttribute('type', 'documentary');



$movie = $sxe->addChild('movie');

$movie->addChild('title', 'PHP2: More Parser Stories');

$movie->addChild('plot', 'This is all about the people who make it work.');



$characters = $movie->addChild('characters');

$character  = $characters->addChild('character');

$character->addChild('name', 'Mr. Parser');

$character->addChild('actor', 'John Doe');



$rating = $movie->addChild('rating', '5');

$rating->addAttribute('type', 'stars');

 

echo $sxe->asXML();



?>

SimpleXMLElement->addChild()

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