note 75014 added to function.simplexml-load-string

Another option for having simplexml convert CDATA into plain text is to simply type cast the result to string. Here's an example: $xmlRoot = simplexml_load_string('<?xml version="1.0"?> <tvshows> <show> <name>The Simpsons</name> </show> <show> <name><![CDATA[Lois & Clark]]></name> </show> </tvshows>'); $show = array(); foreach($xmlRoot as $val){ $show[] = (string) $val->name; } ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 204.180.142.194 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.simplexml-load-string.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/75014 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75014/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75014/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75014/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75014/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75014/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75014/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75014 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/75014 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php