PHP xpath() Function

Example

Run an XPath query on the XML document:

<?php
$note=<<<XML
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Do not forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
XML;

$xml = new SimpleXMLElement($note);

$result = $xml->xpath("/note/to");

print_r($result);
?>

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Definition and Usage

The xpath() function runs an XPath query on the XML document.

Syntax

SimpleXMLElement::xpath(path)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
path	Required. Specifies an XPath path to use

Technical Details

Return Value:	An array of SimpleXMLElements on success. FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	5.0+

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