Req #51525 [Opn->Bgs]: Getting a node with a - in it

From: Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:12:19 +0000
Subject: Req #51525 [Opn->Bgs]: Getting a node with a - in it
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Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51525&edit=1 ID: 51525 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: martin at aarhof dot eu Summary: Getting a node with a - in it -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Feature/Change Request Package: SimpleXML related Operating System: Windows PHP Version: 5.2.13 New Comment: Given that - already has another meaning in PHP, no, not really. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-04-10 04:12:47] martin at aarhof dot eu Solution is echo $channel->{"display-name"}; Could this be fixed so you dont need the {} ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-04-10 03:56:21] martin at aarhof dot eu Description: ------------ If a XML node have a - in it you can't get the data from it <display-name> echo $channel->display-name; Notice: Use of undefined constant name - assumed 'name' Test script: --------------- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <tv generator-info-name="www.ontv.dk/xmltv"> <channel id="www.ontv.dk/tv/1"> <display-name lang="dk">DR1 DK</display-name> </channel> </tv> $xml = simplexml_load_string($xml); $channels = $this->xml->xpath('//channel'); foreach($channels AS $channel) { echo $channel->display-name; } Expected result: ---------------- DR1 DK Actual result: -------------- Notice: Use of undefined constant name - assumed 'name' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51525&edit=1

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