Re: SimpleXML: convert xml to text

On Sun, 2010-03-14 at 21:58 +0800, Dasn wrote: > Hello, I want to convert some xml stuff to simple string using php, say: > > <?php > > $string = <<<XML > <a> left <foo>center1<ok>ok</ok>center2</foo>right </a> > XML; > > $xml = simplexml_load_string($string); > echo $xml; > ?> > The code will output "left right" while all the central stuff was lost. > How should I print it as "left center1 ok center2 right" ? > > Thanks in advance, and please Cc me. :) > > -- > Dasn > > Can't you just call strip_tags() on the string? As you don't need to echo any attribute values, I would have thought it would be perfect. As XML is meant to be well-formed anyway, strip_tags shouldn't cause any problems with broken or missing closing tags. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk