PHP hasChildren() Function

Example

Checks whether the current element has children, if it has; output the current element:

<?php
$bookxml = <<<XML
<bookstore>
<book>
    <title>Everyday Italian</title>
    <author>Giada De Laurentiis</author>
</book>
<book>
    <title>Harry Potter</title>
    <author>J K. Rowling</author>
</book>
<book>
    <title>Learning XML</title>
    <author>Erik T. Ray</author>
</book>
</bookstore>
XML;

$xml = new SimpleXMLIterator($bookxml);

for( $xml->rewind(); $xml->valid(); $xml->next() ) {
if($xml->hasChildren()) {
    var_dump($xml->current());
    echo "<br>";
}
}
?>

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Definition and Usage

The hasChildren() function checks whether the current element has children.

Syntax

SimpleXMLIterator::hasChildren()

Technical Details

Return Value:	TRUE if the current element has children. FALSE otherwise
PHP Version:	5.0+

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