note 82482 added to simplexml.examples

Use eval() when using variable variables to access SimpleXML nodes. e.g. <?php include 'example.php'; $xml = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr); $s = 'movie[0]->plot' ; echo "\n1: OK " . $xml->movie[0]->plot ; // OK echo "\n2: FAIL " . $xml->$s ; // FAIL echo "\n3: OK " . eval( "return \$xml->$s ;" ) ; // OK ?> ---- Server IP: 117.104.160.194 Probable Submitter: 210.49.219.92 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/simplexml.examples.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/82482 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82482/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82482/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82482/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82482/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82482/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82482/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82482 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/82482 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php