(PHP 8)
SimpleXMLElement::current — Returns the current element
Prior to PHP 8.0, SimpleXMLElement::current() was only declared on the subclass SimpleXMLIterator.
This method returns the current element as a SimpleXMLElement object.
This function has no parameters.
Returns the current element as a SimpleXMLElement object.
Throws an Error on failure.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.1.0 |
An Error is now thrown if
SimpleXMLElement::current() is called on an
invalid iterator. Previously, null was returned.
|
Example #1 Return the current element
<?php
$xmlElement = new SimpleXMLElement('<books><book>PHP basics</book><book>XML basics</book></books>');
$xmlElement->rewind(); // rewind to first element, otherwise current() won't work
var_dump($xmlElement->current());
?>The above example will output:
object(SimpleXMLElement)#2 (1) {
[0]=>
string(10) "PHP basics"
}