PHP - XML: Read from a File

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PHP - XML: Retrieving Attribute Values

Example of XML: Retrieving Attribute Values by PHP

First, create xml document like this:

01	<?xml version="1.0"?>

02

<datas>

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<cars>

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<car>

05	<manufacture country="japan">Honda</manufacture>

06	<type>Honda Jazz</type>

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</car>

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<car>

09	<manufacture country="korea">Nissan</manufacture>

10	<type>Nissan Livina</type>

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</car>

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</cars>

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</datas>

Save as "cars.xml" within www/test/xml. Then create reader like this:

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print?

01

<?php

02	$xml = simplexml_load_file("cars.xml")

03	or die("Error: Cannot create object");

04

05	foreach($xml->children() as $cars){

06	foreach($cars->children() as $car => $data){

07	echo $data->manufacture['country'];

08	echo "<br />";

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}

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}

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?>