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SimpleXML is meant to be an easy way to access XML data.
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SimpleXML objects follow four basic rules:
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1) properties denote element iterators
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2) numeric indices denote elements
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3) non numeric indices denote attributes
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4) string conversion allows to access TEXT data
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When iterating properties then the extension always iterates over
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all nodes with that element name. Thus method children() must be
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called to iterate over subnodes. But also doing the following:
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foreach ($obj->node_name as $elem) {
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// do something with $elem
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}
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always results in iteration of 'node_name' elements. So no further
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check is needed to distinguish the number of nodes of that type.
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When an elements TEXT data is being accessed through a property
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then the result does not include the TEXT data of subelements.
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Known issues
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Due to engine problems it is currently not possible to access
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a subelement by index 0: $object->property[0].
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TODO
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At the moment property access to multiple elements of the same
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name returns an array of SimpleXML objects. This should be an
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object of a new type instead so that all kinds of linkage,
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assignment and deleting would work.
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