PHP | simplexml_load_file() Function
Last Updated :
02 Dec, 2019
The simplexml_load_file() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to convert the well-formed XML document into the given file to an object.
Syntax:
SimpleXMLElement simplexml_load_file( string $filename, string $class_name = "SimpleXMLElement",
int $options = 0, string $ns = "", bool $is_prefix = FALSE )
Parameters: This function accepts five parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- $filename: This parameter holds the path of filename.
- $class_name: It is optional parameter. Use of simplexml_load_file() function return the object of specified class. That class extends the SimpleXMLElement class.
- $options: It is optional parameter and used for additional Libxml parameter.
- $ns: This parameter holds the Namespace prefix or URI.
- $is_prefix: This parameter is set to TRUE if ns is a prefix and FALSE if it is URI. Its default value is FALSE.
Return Value: This function returns an object of SimpleXMLElement class with properties containing the data held within the XML document, or FALSE on failure.
Below program illustrates the simplexml_load_file() function in PHP:
gfg.xml file:
<? xml version = "1.0" ?>
< organization >
< name >GeeksforGeeks</ name >
< address >Noida India</ address >
< contact >
< email >abc@geeksforgeeks.org</ email >
< mobile >+91-987654321</ mobile >
</ contact >
</ organization >
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Program:
<?php
if ( file_exists ( 'gfg.xml' )) {
$xml_file = simplexml_load_file( 'gfg.xml' );
var_dump( $xml_file );
} else {
exit ( 'Fail to open the file' );
}
?>
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Output:
object(SimpleXMLElement)#1 (3) {
["name"]=> string(13) "GeeksforGeeks"
["address"]=> string(11) "Noida India"
["contact"]=> object(SimpleXMLElement)#2 (2) {
["email"]=> string(21) "abc@geeksforgeeks.org"
["mobile"]=> string(13) "+91-987654321"
}
}
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.simplexml-load-file.php
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