(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
xml_set_object — Use XML Parser within an object
   This function allows to use parser inside
   object. All callback functions could be set with
   xml_set_element_handler() etc and assumed to be
   methods of object.
  
parserA reference to the XML parser to use inside the object.
objectThe object where to use the XML parser.
   Always returns true.
  
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | parserexpects an XMLParser
  instance now; previously, a validxmlresource was expected. | 
Example #1 xml_set_object() example
<?php
class XMLParser
{
    private $parser;
    function __construct() 
    {
        $this->parser = xml_parser_create();
        xml_set_object($this->parser, $this);
        xml_set_element_handler($this->parser, "tag_open", "tag_close");
        xml_set_character_data_handler($this->parser, "cdata");
    }
    function __destruct()
    {
        xml_parser_free($this->parser);
        unset($this->parser);
    }
    function parse($data) 
    {
        xml_parse($this->parser, $data);
    }
    function tag_open($parser, $tag, $attributes) 
    {
        var_dump($tag, $attributes); 
    }
    function cdata($parser, $cdata) 
    {
        var_dump($cdata);
    }
    function tag_close($parser, $tag) 
    {
        var_dump($tag);
    }
}
$xml_parser = new XMLParser();
$xml_parser->parse("<A ID='hallo'>PHP</A>");
?>
The above example will output:
string(1) "A"
array(1) {
  ["ID"]=>
  string(5) "hallo"
}
string(3) "PHP"
string(1) "A"