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  <refentry id='function.dom-import-simplexml'>
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>dom_import_simplexml</refname>
    <refpurpose>
     Get a <classname>DOMElement</classname> object from a
     <classname>SimpleXMLElement</classname> object
    </refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    &reftitle.description;
    <methodsynopsis>
     <type>DOMElement</type><methodname>dom_import_simplexml</methodname>
     <methodparam><type>SimpleXMLElement</type><parameter>node</parameter></methodparam>
    </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     This function takes the node <parameter>node</parameter>
     of class <link linkend="ref.simplexml">SimpleXML</link>
     and makes it into a <classname>DOMElement</classname> node. This new object can
     then be used as a native <classname>DOMElement</classname> node. 
     If any errors occur, it returns &false;.
    </para>
    <example>
     <title>Import SimpleXML into DOM with <methodname>dom_import_simplexml</methodname></title>
     <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$sxe = simplexml_load_string('<books><book><title>blah</title></book></books>');
if ($sxe === false) {
    echo 'Error while parsing the document';
    exit;
}

$dom_sxe = dom_import_simplexml($sxe);
if (!$dom_sxe) {
    echo 'Error while converting XML';
    exit;
}

$dom = new domdocument("1.0");
$dom_sxe = $dom->importnode($dom_sxe, true);
$dom_sxe = $dom->appendchild($dom_sxe);

echo $dom->savexml();
?>
]]>
     </programlisting>
    </example>
    <para>
      See also
      <function>simplexml_import_dom</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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