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hasantayyar on 08/18/09

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<?php
//xml string
$xml_string="<?xml version='1.0'?>
<users>
   <user id='398'>
      <name>Foo</name>
      <email>[email protected]</name>
   </user>
   <user id='867'>
      <name>Foobar</name>
      <email>[email protected]</name>
   </user>
</users>";
 
//load the xml string using simplexml
$xml = simplexml_load_string($xml_string);
 
//loop through the each node of user
foreach ($xml->user as $user)
{
   //access attribute
   echo $user['id'], '  ';
   //subnodes are accessed by -> operator
   echo $user->name, '  ';
   echo $user->email, '<br />';
}
 
 
?>

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Posted By: shaamil on January 4, 2010

very helpful code snippet. however I need help on the following.

Sample xml

20100103 22:44

PG 
Bangkok Airways 
PG 711

How do I get the value for 'Updatetime' ?

Posted By: shaamil on January 4, 2010

Oh no! I didn't know that my mark up will be trimmed down.. Please ignore the above comment..

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