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<refentry id='function.simplexml-load-string'>
<refnamediv>
<refname>simplexml_load_string</refname>
<refpurpose>
Interprets a string of XML into an object.
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>object simplexml_element</type><methodname>simplexml_load_string</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>data</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
This function will take the well-formed xml string
<parameter>data</parameter> and return an object with properties
containing the data held within the xml document. If any errors
occur, it returns &false;.
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title>Interpret an XML string</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$string = <<<XML
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<document>
<title>Forty What?</title>
<from>Joe</from>
<to>Jane</to>
<body>
I know that's the answer -- but what's the question?
</body>
</document>
XML;
$xml = simplexml_load_string($string)
var_dump($xml);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
<para>
This script will display:
</para>
<screen>
<![CDATA[
simplexml_element Object
(
[title] => Forty What?
[from] => Joe
[to] => Jane
[body] =>
I know that's the answer -- but what's the question?
)
]]>
</screen>
<simpara>
At this point, you can go about using <literal>$xml->body</literal>
and such.
</simpara>
</example>
</para>
<para>
See also: <function>simplexml_load_file</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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