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How do I convert XML tags with attributes and inner text at the same time into a SimpleXMLElement object in PHP?

I've got a problem when I want to convert an XML string into a SimpleXMLElement object.

This is my PHP code:

// XML string
$xmlStr = <<<XML
<?xml version='1.0'?> 
<document>
  <lastname lang="EN">Smith</lastname>
</document>
XML;

// Convert the XML string into an Array
$xml = simplexml_load_string($xmlStr);
$json = json_encode($xml);
$xmlArray = json_decode($json, true);

// Print SimpleXMLElement object
print_r($xml);
echo '<br /><br />';

// Print JSON
print_r($json);
echo '<br /><br />';

// Print XML Array
print_r($xmlArray);
echo '<br /><br />';

And I get this result:

SimpleXMLElement Object ( [lastname] => Smith ) 

{"lastname":"Smith"}

Array ( [lastname] => Smith )

But there is no "lang" attribute and I don't know what I'm doing wrong... :(

Anyone can help me, please? Any idea would be very appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Solution

  • To set the text value 'Smith' of the 'lastname' tag I do:

    $xml->lastname->{'_'}

    Hope it helps!