SimpleXMLElement::count
SimpleXMLElement::count
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)
SimpleXMLElement::count — Counts the children of an element
Description
public int SimpleXMLElement::count ( void )
This method counts the number of children of an element.
Return Values
Returns the number of elements of an element.
Examples
Example #1 Counting the number of children
<?php $xml = <<<EOF <people> <person name="Person 1"> <child/> <child/> <child/> </person> <person name="Person 2"> <child/> <child/> <child/> <child/> <child/> </person> </people> EOF; $elem = new SimpleXMLElement($xml); foreach ($elem as $person) { printf("%s has got %d children.\n", $person['name'], $person->count()); } ?>
The above example will output:
Person 1 has got 3 children. Person 2 has got 5 children.
See Also
- SimpleXMLElement::children() - Finds children of given node
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