Hi All,
All of my research seems to indicate that print_r() and SimpleXML are
amongst the two most usefull things to have when working with XML
documents. However, when using print_r on a SimpleXML object that has
attributes, the attributes are not shown.
I would propose that this is not the desired response. When using
print_r on an object, it should display all available information
(even, as the manual indicates, private and/or protected properties).
Sample Code:
--
<?php
$testcase = '<a>
<b>foo</b>
<c>foobar</c>
<d c="foobar" />
</a>';
$xml = simplexml_load_string($testcase);
echo "<pre>";
print_r($xml);
echo "</pre>";
echo $xml->d['c'];
?>
--
Output (from browser)
--
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[b] => foo
[c] => foobar
[d] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
)
)
foobar
--
Expected output (fictional):
--
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[b] => foo
[c] => foobar
[d] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[c] => foobar
)
)
foobar
--
Now, if people agree with me, that this is infact not the desired
response. Is this a 'bug' with SimpleXML or print_r?
thanks
paul
--
Paul Reinheimer
Zend Certified Engineer
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