SimpleXMLElement->children()
(PHP 5 >= 5.0.1)
SimpleXMLElement->children() — Finds children of given node
Description
SimpleXMLElement
   
    SimpleXMLElement children
     ([ string $ns
    [, bool $is_prefix
   ]] )
  This method finds the children of the element of which it is a member. 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.
Parameters
- ns
 - 
      
 - is_prefix
 - 
      
Default to FALSE
 
Return Values
ChangeLog
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 5.2.0 | The optional parameter is_prefix was added. | 
Παραδείγματα
Example#1 Traversing a children() pseudo-array
<?php
$xml = new SimpleXMLElement(
'<person>
 <child role="son">
  <child role="daughter"/>
 </child>
 <child role="daughter">
  <child role="son">
   <child role="son"/>
  </child>
 </child>
</person>');
foreach ($xml->children() as $second_gen) {
    echo ' The person begot a ' . $second_gen['role'];
    foreach ($second_gen->children() as $third_gen) {
        echo ' who begot a ' . $third_gen['role'] . ';';
        foreach ($third_gen->children() as $fourth_gen) {
            echo ' and that ' . $third_gen['role'] .
                ' begot a ' . $fourth_gen['role'];
        }
    }
}
?>
The above example will output:
The person begot a son who begot a daughter; The person begot a daughter who begot a son; and that son begot a son