note 80176 added to ref.simplexml

<?php /** * Remove node/nodes xml with xpath * * @param SimpleXMLElement $xml * @param string XPath $path * @param string ('one'|'child'|'all') $multi * * Use: * * Example xml file - http://ru2.php.net/manual/ru/ref.simplexml.php * * $xml = simplexml_load_file($xmlfile); * * //1. remove only 1 node (without child nodes) * // $path must return only 1 (unique) node without child nodes * removeNode($xml, '//movie/rating[@type="thumbs"]'); * * //2. remove 1 node (with 1 child nodes) * // $path can return any nodes - will be removed only first node * // with all child nodes * removeNode($xml, '//characters', 'child') * * //3. remove all nodes (with child nodes) * // $path can return any nodes - will be removed all * // with child nodes * removeNode($xml, '//rating', 'all') * * $xml->asXML($xmlfile); * */ function removeNode($xml, $path, $multi='one') { $result = $xml->xpath($path); # for wrong $path if (!isset($result[0])) return false; switch ($multi) { case 'all': $errlevel = error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_WARNING); foreach ($result as $r) unset ($r[0]); error_reporting($errlevel); return true; case 'child': unset($result[0][0]); return true; case 'one': if (count($result[0]->children())==0 && count($result)==1) { unset($result[0][0]); return true; } default: return false; } } ?> p.s. after use (if deleted all nodes): <?php function trimXml($xmlfile) { $dom = new DOMDocument(); $dom->preserveWhiteSpace = false; if (!$dom->load($xmlfile)) return false; $dom->formatOutput = true; if (!$dom->save($xmlfile)) return false; return true; } ?> ---- Server IP: 195.54.192.44 Probable Submitter: 213.85.169.59 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.simplexml.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/80176 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80176/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80176/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80176/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80176/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80176/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80176/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80176 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/80176 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php