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# SimpleXMLElement->addChild()

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SimpleXMLElement->addChild() -- Adds a child element to the XML node

## Description

class SimpleXMLElement {
SimpleXMLElement addChild ( string name [, string value [, string namespace]] )
}

Adds a child element to the node and returns a SimpleXMLElement of the child.

## Parameters

name

  The name of the child element to add.

value

  If specified, the value of the child element.

namespace

  If specified, the namespace to which the child element belongs.

## Return Values

The addChild method returns a SimpleXMLElement object representing the child added to the XML node.

## Examples

Example 1. Add attributes and children to a SimpleXML element
`<?php include 'example.php'; $sxe = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr); $sxe->addAttribute('type', 'documentary'); $movie = $sxe->addChild('movie'); $movie->addChild('title', 'PHP2: More Parser Stories'); $movie->addChild('plot', 'This is all about the people who make it work.'); $characters = $movie->addChild('characters'); $character = $characters->addChild('character'); $character->addChild('name', 'Mr. Parser'); $character->addChild('actor', 'John Doe'); $rating = $movie->addChild('rating', '5'); $rating->addAttribute('type', 'stars'); echo $sxe->asXML(); ?>`

## See Also

SimpleXMLElement->addAttribute()

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