xml_set_object

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

xml_set_objectUse XML Parser within an object

Description

xml_set_object(XMLParser $parser, object $object): true

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.

Parameters

parser

A reference to the XML parser to use inside the object.

object

The object where to use the XML parser.

Return Values

Always returns true.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 parser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a valid xml resource was expected.

Examples

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"