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  1. This method finds the children of an element. The result follows normal iteration rules. Note: SimpleXML has made a rule of adding iterative properties to most methods. They cannot be viewed using var_dump () or anything else which can examine objects.

    • XPath

      Executes an XPath query on the XML data in a...

    • asXML

      SimpleXMLElement::asXML (PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)...

    • getNamespaces

      SimpleXMLElement::getNamespaces (PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7,...

    • saveXML

      SimpleXMLElement::saveXML (PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)...

    • Count

      The count() function in SimpleXMLElement returns the number...

    • registerXPathNamespace

      Creates a prefix/ns context for the next XPath query. In...

    • getName

      Return Values ¶ The getName method returns as a string the...

    • SimpleXMLElement

      The SimpleXMLElement class in PHP provides methods to...

  2. PHP SimpleXML Introduction SimpleXML is an extension that allows us to easily manipulate and get XML data. SimpleXML provides an easy way of getting an element's name, attributes and textual content if you know the XML document's structure or layout. SimpleXML turns an XML document into a data structure you can iterate through like a collection of arrays and objects.

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    Description
    Creates a new SimpleXMLElement object
    Returns the string content of an element
    Appends an attribute to the SimpleXML ...
    Appends a child element the SimpleXML ...
  3. Jul 12, 2025 · Its default value is False. Return Value: This function returns a SimpleXMLElement object. Note: This function is available on PHP 5.0.1 and newer version. Below programs illustrate the SimpleXMLElement::children () function in PHP: Program 1: This program displays the value of child node.

  4. Learn how to use the SimpleXMLElement::children function in PHP to work with XML data efficiently. Explore examples and best practices.

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  6. The PHP SimpleXMLElement::children () method finds the children of an element. The result follows normal iteration rules.

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  8. Note: SimpleXML has made a rule of adding iterative properties to most methods. They cannot be viewed using var_dump () or anything else which can examine objects.