php-doc-en/reference/simplexml/functions/simplexml-element-addChild.xml

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<refentry id='function.simplexml-element-addChild'>
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>SimpleXMLElement->addChild</refname>
  <refpurpose>
   Adds a child element to the XML node
  </refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>SimpleXMLElement</type><methodname>SimpleXMLElement->addChild</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>name</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>value</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>namespace</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Adds a child element to the node and returns a SimpleXMLElement of the child.
   <note>
    <para>
     <literal>SimpleXMLElement->addChild</literal> was added in PHP 5.1.3.
    </para>
   </note>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>name</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The name of the child element to add.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>value</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       If specified, the value of the child element.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>namespace</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       If specified, the namespace to which the child element belongs.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   The <literal>addChild</literal> method returns a <type>SimpleXMLElement</type>
   object representing the child added to the XML node.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Add attributes and children to a SimpleXML element</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
 
$sxe = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr); // or use simplexml_load_string()
$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();

?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><xref linkend="function.simplexml-element-addAttribute" /></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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