SimpleXMLElement->addChild()
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SimpleXMLElement->addChild() --
Adds a child element to the XML node
Description
class
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();
?>
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