demo_func_simplexml_haschildren.php:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <?php $bookxml = <<<XML <bookstore> <book> <title>Everyday Italian</title> <author>Giada De Laurentiis</author> </book> <book> <title>Harry Potter</title> <author>J K. Rowling</author> </book> <book> <title>Learning XML</title> <author>Erik T. Ray</author> </book> </bookstore> XML; $xml = new SimpleXMLIterator($bookxml); for( $xml->rewind(); $xml->valid(); $xml->next() ) { if($xml->hasChildren()) { var_dump($xml->current()); echo "<br>"; } } ?> </body> </html>