note 76927 added to function.simplexml-element-addChild

Curiously, addChild won't work on a child element that hasn't been set. <?php // php 5.2.3 error_reporting(E_ALL | E_STRICT); $e = new SimpleXMLElement('<root/>'); //$e->foo = ''; // Uncomment this and it'll work $e->foo->addChild('bar'); // No effect, no warning echo $e->asXML(); // No <foo>, no <bar> ?> ---- Server IP: 80.81.171.181 Probable Submitter: 213.157.91.244 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.simplexml-element-addChild.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/76927 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76927/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76927/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76927/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76927/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76927/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76927/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/76927 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/76927 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php