PHP getNamespaces() Function

Example

Return all the namespaces used in the XML document:

<?php
$xml=<<<XML
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<cars xmlns:c="http://w3schools.com/ns" xmlns:a="http://w3schools.com/country">
<c:car id="1">Volvo</c:car>
<c:car id="2">BMW</c:car>
<c:car id="3">Saab</c:car>
</cars>
XML;

$sxe=new SimpleXMLElement($xml);
$ns=$sxe->getNamespaces(true);
var_dump($ns);
?>

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Definition and Usage

The getNamespaces() function returns the namespaces used in an XML document.

Syntax

SimpleXMLElement::getNamespaces(recursive)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
recursive	Optional. Specifies a Boolean value. If TRUE, all namespaces used in document are returned. If FALSE, only namespaces used in root node is returned. Default is FALSE

Technical Details

Return Value:	An array of namespace names with their associated URIs
PHP Version:	5.1.2+

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