xml parser set option in PHP

In this article I will explain how the xml_parser_set_option() function can be used in PHP.
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xml_parser_set_option() function in PHP

  • The xml_parser_set_option() function is used to set options from an XML parser.
  • The xml_parser_set_option() function returns the options value on success.
  • The xml_parser_set_option() function returns FALSE and an error on failure.

Syntax

xml_parser_set_option(parser,option,value)

Parameter

  • parser parser is required parameter. it is specify for XML parser to use.
  • option option is required parameter. it is specify for option to set. Possible values:
    • XML_OPTION_CASE_FOLDING - It is specify if case-folding is enabled. it is enabled by default. It can be 1 for TRUE or 0 for FALSE.
    • XML_OPTION_SKIP_TAGSTART - It is specify how many characters should be skipped in the beginning of a tag name
    • XML_OPTION_SKIP_WHITE - It is specify whether to skip values consisting of white-space characters. It can be 1 for TRUE or 0 for FALSE.
    • XML_OPTION_TARGET_ENCODING - It is specify which target encoding to use in this XML parser. this is the default value, it is set to the same as the xml_parser_create() function.
  • value value is required parameter. it is the option for new value.
Example

The following example show to how the xml_parser_set_option() function can be used in PHP.

<html>

<body>

<h3 style="color: darkgreen;">xml_parser_set_option() function example in PHP</h3>

    <?php

    $xmlparser = xml_parser_create();

    echo"xml_parser is created with xml_parser_create<br/>";

    echo "Return value by set option is  : ".xml_parser_set_option($xmlparser, XML_OPTION_SKIP_WHITE, 1);

    xml_parser_free($xmlparser);

    echo("<br>Now xml_parser free with xml_parser_free function....!");

    ?>

</body>

</html>

 

Output

xml-parser-set-option-php.gif
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