Parse XML in PHP which return multiple values

Question

I need to get "name" tag's value where tag is "required" and "optional".How can do it in PHP? I want result like: required - binary name, doc test name optional - doc name1, doc name2, doc name3

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<test>
    <required>
        <item type="binary">
            <name>binary name</name>
            <url visibility="restricted">test.exe</url>
        </item>
        <item type="document" subtype="mytype">
            <name>doc test name</name>
            <url visiblity="visible">my.pdf</url>
        </item>
    </required>
    <optional>
        <item type="document">
            <name>doc name1</name>
            <url visiblity="visible">user_guide1.pdf</url>
        </item>
        <item type="document2">
            <name>doc name2</name>
            <url visiblity="visible">user_guide2.pdf</url>
        </item>

        <item type="document3">
            <name>doc name3</name>
            <url visiblity="visible">user_guide3.pdf</url>
        </item>
    </optional>
    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <url>test4.xml</url>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>
</test>

did @Phil's answer regarding SimpleXML/XPath work in that other question? how is this all that different from that question? — imm
– imm, Commented Oct 20, 2011 at 5:33

Astha · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-20 05:36:41Z

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You can use the XML Parser or SimpleXML.

$xml = new SimpleXMLElement($yourXml);

answered Oct 20, 2011 at 5:36

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Dmitry F · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-20 06:05:16Z

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SimpleXML with XPath: http://www.php.net/manual/en/simplexmlelement.xpath.php

$xmlSrc =<<<XML
<test>
    <required>
        <item type="binary">
            <name>binary name</name>
            <url visibility="restricted">test.exe</url>
        </item>
        <item type="document" subtype="mytype">
            <name>doc test name</name>
            <url visiblity="visible">my.pdf</url>
        </item>
    </required>
    <optional>
        <item type="document">
            <name>doc name1</name>
            <url visiblity="visible">user_guide1.pdf</url>
        </item>
        <item type="document2">
            <name>doc name2</name>
            <url visiblity="visible">user_guide2.pdf</url>
        </item>

        <item type="document3">
            <name>doc name3</name>
            <url visiblity="visible">user_guide3.pdf</url>
        </item>
    </optional>
    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <url>test4.xml</url>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>
</test>
XML;


$xml = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlSrc);

$required_names = $xml->xpath('/test/required/item/name');
$optional_names = $xml->xpath('/test/optional/item/name');


print_r($required_names);
print_r($optional_names);

edited Oct 20, 2011 at 6:05

answered Oct 20, 2011 at 5:39

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dayana Over a year ago

I replace $xml = simplexml_load_file('text.xml'); on place of $xml = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlSrc); then its working fine for me.

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