SimpleXMLElement Object back to XML

Question

Let's say you're getting the following response from an API call:

[OrderArray] => SimpleXMLElement Object
    (
        [Order] => Array
            (
                [0] => SimpleXMLElement Object
                    (
                        [OrderID] => etc...etc..<br>

How do I go about converting this back into well-formatted XML so that I can save each of my order arrays into their own separate file? (Please don't ask me why I have to perform this seemingly futile task.)

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 05 '12 at 19:22

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$sxml is a simpleXMLElement

$doc = new DOMDocument();
$doc->formatOutput = TRUE;
$doc->loadXML($sxml->asXML());
$xml = $doc->saveXML();

answered Jun 05 '12 at 19:22

None

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Why do you create a DOMDocument to wrap the XML from $sxml->asXML() ? – Scott Saunders Jun 05 '12 at 19:24
DOMDocument can create formatted xml. – None Jun 05 '12 at 19:25
You don't need all of this. You can turn a simplexml object [directly into a dom node](http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.dom-import-simplexml.php). So no need for saving and re-reading... – ircmaxell Jun 24 '13 at 02:47

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 05 '12 at 19:18

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If you have a SimpleXMLElement object, you can use the asXML method to get an XML string: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/simplexmlelement.asxml.php

answered Jun 05 '12 at 19:18

Scott Saunders

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