Wrap-Up

This concludes the chapter. Hopefully it’s given you a good idea of how the SimpleXML extension functions and the ease of use it provides. One thing to note is that this chapter hasn’t really shown very many practical examples of its usage. This is best learned simply by experimentation with real world data. Eventually, you will get a feel for when SimpleXML can be used and when DOM should be the preferred solution.

For SimpleXML documentation in the PHP manual, see http://php.net/manual/en/book.simplexml.php.