php-doc-en/reference/simplexml/functions/simplexml-element-xpath.xml
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<refentry id='function.simplexml-element-xpath'>
<refnamediv>
<refname>SimpleXMLElement->xpath</refname>
<refpurpose>
Runs Xpath query on XML data
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>array</type><methodname>SimpleXMLElement->xpath</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>path</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
The <literal>xpath</literal> method searches the SimpleXML node for
children matching the <acronym>Xpath</acronym> <parameter>path</parameter>.
It always returns an <type>array</type> of SimpleXMLElement objects.
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title>Xpath</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$string = <<<XML
<a>
<b>
<c>text</c>
<c>stuff</c>
</b>
<d>
<c>code</c>
</d>
</a>
XML;
$xml = simplexml_load_string($string);
/* Search for <a><b><c> */
$result = $xml->xpath('/a/b/c');
while(list( , $node) = each($result)) {
echo '/a/b/c: ',$node,"\n";
}
/* Relative paths also work... */
$result = $xml->xpath('b/c');
while(list( , $node) = each($result)) {
echo 'b/c: ',$node,"\n";
}
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
<para>
This script will display:
</para>
<screen>
<![CDATA[
/a/b/c: text
/a/b/c: stuff
b/c: text
b/c: stuff
]]>
</screen>
<simpara>
Notice that the two results are equal.
</simpara>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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