This reference page provides a comprehensive, alphabetical catalog of all built-in XML Functions in PHP. In modern web development and university exams (BCA, BSc CS, B.Tech), understanding these core functions accelerates programming speed and prevents you from reinventing existing standard library tools.
Function |
Description |
|---|---|
utf8_decode() |
Decodes an UTF-8 string to ISO-8859-1 |
utf8_encode() |
Encodes an ISO-8859-1 string to UTF-8 |
xml_error_string() |
Gets an error string from the XML parser |
xml_get_current_byte_index() |
Gets the current byte index from the XML parser |
xml_get_current_column_number() |
Gets the current column number from the XML parser |
xml_get_current_line_number() |
Gets the current line number from the XML parser |
xml_get_error_code() |
Gets an error code from the XML parser |
xml_parse() |
Parses an XML document |
xml_parse_into_struct() |
Parse XML data into an array |
xml_parser_create_ns() |
Create an XML parser with namespace support |
xml_parser_create() |
Create an XML parser |
xml_parser_free() |
Free an XML parser |
xml_parser_get_option() |
Get options from an XML parser |
xml_parser_set_option() |
Set options in an XML parser |
xml_set_character_data_handler() |
Set handler function for character data |
xml_set_default_handler() |
Set default handler function |
xml_set_element_handler() |
Set handler function for start and end element of elements |
xml_set_end_namespace_decl_handler() |
Set handler function for the end of namespace declarations |
xml_set_external_entity_ref_handler() |
Set handler function for external entities |
xml_set_notation_decl_handler() |
Set handler function for notation declarations |
xml_set_object() |
Use XML Parser within an object |
xml_set_processing_instruction_handler() |
Set handler function for processing instruction |
xml_set_start_namespace_decl_handler() |
Set handler function for the start of namespace declarations |
xml_set_unparsed_entity_decl_handler() |
Set handler function for unparsed entity declarations |
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