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# simplexml_import_dom

(PHP 5)

simplexml_import_dom -- Get a SimpleXMLElement object from a DOM node.

## Description

SimpleXMLElement simplexml_import_dom ( DOMNode node [, string class_name] )

This function takes a node of a DOM document and makes it into a SimpleXML node. This new object can then be used as a native SimpleXML element. If any errors occur, it returns `FALSE`.

Example 1. Import DOM
`<?php $dom = new domDocument; $dom->loadXML('<books><book><title>blah</title></book></books>'); if (!$dom) { echo 'Error while parsing the document'; exit; } $s = simplexml_import_dom($dom); echo $s->book[0]->title; // blah ?>`

See also dom_import_simplexml().

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