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47 changes: 40 additions & 7 deletions reference/dom/functions/dom-import-simplexml.xml
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<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>DOMElement</type><methodname>dom_import_simplexml</methodname>
<type class="union"><type>DOMAttr</type><type>DOMElement</type></type><methodname>dom_import_simplexml</methodname>
<methodparam><type>object</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.
This function takes the given attribute or element <parameter>node</parameter> (a
<classname>SimpleXMLElement</classname> instance) and creates a
<classname>DOMAttr</classname> or <classname>DOMElement</classname> node, repectively.
The new <classname>DOMNode</classname> refers to the same underlying XML node
as the <classname>SimpleXMLElement</classname>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
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<term><parameter>node</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The <classname>SimpleXMLElement</classname> node.
The attribute or element node to import (a <classname>SimpleXMLElement</classname> instance).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
The <classname>DOMElement</classname> node added.
The <classname>DOMAttr</classname> or <classname>DOMElement</classname>.
</para>
</refsect1>

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?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<books><book><title>blah</title></book></books>
]]>
</screen>
</example>
<example>
<title>Import SimpleXML into DOM and modify SimpleXML through DOM</title>
<simpara>
Error handling omitted for brevity.
</simpara>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

$sxe = simplexml_load_string('<books><book><title>blah</title></book></books>');
$elt = dom_import_simplexml($sxe);
$elt->setAttribute("foo", "bar");
echo $sxe->asXML();

?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<books foo="bar"><book><title>blah</title></book></books>
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
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