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XMLReader::next

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)

XMLReader::next — Move cursor to next node skipping all subtrees

Description

public XMLReader::next ([ string|null $name = null ] ) : bool

Positions cursor on the next node skipping all subtrees.

Parameters

name: The name of the next node to move to.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.0.0	`name` is nullable now.

See Also

XMLReader::moveToNextAttribute() - Position cursor on the next Attribute
XMLReader::moveToElement() - Position cursor on the parent Element of current Attribute
XMLReader::moveToAttribute() - Move cursor to a named attribute

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