note 90554 added to book.simplexml

I had a problem with simplexml reading nodes from an xml file. It always return an SimpleXML-Object but not the text inside the node. Example: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Test> <Id>123</Id> </Test> Reading this xml into a variable called $xml and then doing the following <?php $myId = $xml->Id; ?> did not return 123 in $myId, but instead I got a SimpleXMLElement Object. The solution is simple, when you know it. Use explicit string conversion. <?php $myId = (string)$xml->Id; ?> ---- Server IP: 209.41.74.194 Probable Submitter: 80.153.55.209 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.simplexml.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/90554 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/90554/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/90554/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/90554/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/90554/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/90554/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/90554/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/90554 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/90554 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php