PHP: Adds an attribute to the SimpleXML element

Description

SimpleXMLElement

void addAttribute ( string $name , string $value [, string $namespace ] )

Adds an attribute to the SimpleXML element.

Parameters

name: The name of the attribute to add.
value: The value of the attribute.
namespace: If specified, the namespace to which the attribute belongs.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Examples

Example #1 Add attributes and children to a SimpleXML element


<?php



include 'example.php';

 

$sxe = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr);

$sxe->addAttribute('type', 'documentary');



$movie = $sxe->addChild('movie');

$movie->addChild('title', 'PHP2: More Parser Stories');

$movie->addChild('plot', 'This is all about the people who make it work.');



$characters = $movie->addChild('characters');

$character  = $characters->addChild('character');

$character->addChild('name', 'Mr. Parser');

$character->addChild('actor', 'John Doe');



$rating = $movie->addChild('rating', '5');

$rating->addAttribute('type', 'stars');

 

echo $sxe->asXML();



?>

SimpleXMLElement->addAttribute()

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