Bug #64440 [NEW]: SimpleXMLElement needs a way to add text content to a node

From: Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:28:46 +0000
Subject: Bug #64440 [NEW]: SimpleXMLElement needs a way to add text content to a node
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From:             matteosistisette at gmail dot com
Operating system: all
PHP version:      Irrelevant
Package:          SimpleXML related
Bug Type:         Bug
Bug description:SimpleXMLElement needs a way to add text content to a node

Description:
------------
There is currently no way (except for this horrible hack 
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3153477/how-can-i-set-text-value-of-
simplexmlelement-without-using-its-parent) to add or modify the text
content of a 
xml node with SimpleXMLElement.

It needs methods called somethig like addTextContent() or setTextContent()
or 
addTextNode() or whatever.


Now please don't tell me this is a feature request. This is a huge design
flaw. 
This is the lack of an obvious, vital feature. 

Test script:
---------------
$xml_a=new SimpleXMLElement("<data/>");
$xml_b=new SimpleXMLElement("<data>someText</data>");

//Now try to modify $xml_a so that it becomes like $xml_b 
//It's impossible.

/* You would need something like:

  $xml_a->addContent("someText");
or
  $xml_a->addTextNode("someText");
or
  $xml_a->setContent("someText");

No way you can accomplish that*/


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Fixed in SVN:               https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=fixed
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Need Reproduce Script:      https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=needscript
Try newer version:          https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=oldversion
Not developer issue:        https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=support
Expected behavior:          https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=notwrong
Not enough info:            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=submittedtwice
register_globals:           https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=globals
PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=php4
Daylight Savings:           https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=dst
IIS Stability:              https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed:            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=float
No Zend Extensions:         https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error:  https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=64440&r=mysqlcfg

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