SimpleXMLElement::current

    (PHP 8)

    SimpleXMLElement::current — Returns the current element

    Description

    public SimpleXMLElement::current(): SimpleXMLElement
    Warning

    Prior to PHP 8.0, SimpleXMLElement::current() was only declared on the subclass SimpleXMLIterator.

    This method returns the current element as a SimpleXMLElement object.

    Parameters

    This function has no parameters.

    Return Values

    Returns the current element as a SimpleXMLElement object.

    Errors/Exceptions

    Throws an Error on failure.

    Changelog

    Version Description
    8.1.0 An Error is now thrown if SimpleXMLElement::current() is called on an invalid iterator. Previously, null was returned.

    Examples

    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"
}

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