PHP addAttribute() Function
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Definition and Usage
The addAttribute() function adds an attribute to the SimpleXML Element.
Syntax
class SimpleXMLElement
{
string addAttribute(name,value,ns)
}
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| Parameter |
Description |
| name |
Required. Specifies the name of the attribute |
| value |
Required. Specifies the value of the attribute |
| ns |
Optional. Specifies the namespace of the attribute |
Example
XML File
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
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PHP Code
<?php
$xml = simplexml_load_file("test.xml");
$xml->body[0]->addAttribute("type", "small");
foreach($xml->body[0]->attributes() as $a => $b)
{
echo $a,'="',$b,"\"</br>";
}
?>
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The output of the code above will be:
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