(PHP 5 >= 5.1.3, PHP 7)
SimpleXMLElement::getName — Gets the name of the XML element
public SimpleXMLElement::getName ( ) : string
Gets the name of the XML element.
The getName method returns as a string the name of the XML tag referenced by the SimpleXMLElement object.
Note:
Listed examples may include
example.php, which refers to the XML string found in the first example of the basic usage guide.
Example #1 Get XML element names
<?php
include 'example.php';
$sxe = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr);
echo $sxe->getName() . "\n";
foreach ($sxe->children() as $child)
{
echo $child->getName() . "\n";
}
?> The above example will output:
movies movie
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