XML writing functions gone from SimpleXML extension

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Thursday, August 28. 2003

XML writing functions gone from SimpleXML extension

The two functions in PHP 5's SimpleXML extension that let you write out an XML document, simplexml_save_document_file() and simplexml_save_document_string() were removed in rev 1.39 of simplexml.c. Why? Are they coming back?

Posted by David in php at 10:43 | Comments (3) | Trackback (1)

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As a rule, don't ask me good questions, its much easier for me to respond to stupid ones. I didn't forget your message, just haven't had time to investigate it.

Ok, while those functions are gone, you can now execute methods on the object, namely $obj->to_xml() and $obj->to_xml_file().

#1 Sterling Hughes (Link) on 2003-08-28 11:04 (Reply)

While we're talking SimpleXML, I'm trying to use the XPath function, but my XML file has a whole bunch of namespaces and I'm getting parser errors when I try to query on foo:bar. I saw register_ns(), but I don't think that's tied in with the XPath stuff, right?

#2 Adam Trachtenberg (Link) on 2003-08-28 11:24 (Reply)

Hehe, thanks. I figured you were busy and perhaps someone else would know. But this is a good lesson in the power of a blog.

I like your new solution better, anyway. Methods on the individual objects seems cleaner than using separate functions.

#3 David (Link) on 2003-08-28 11:24 (Reply)

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