PHP SimpleXML has Child

Question

How can check if $xml has child "students"?

I'm using SimpleXML to use Xml in php:

$xml = simplexml_load_file('log.xml');

Thanks in advance.

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 12 '13 at 13:20

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You can use a simple isset() call for that

$node = new SimpleXMLElement('<foo><students>test</students></foo>');

var_dump(isset($node->students));

bool(true)

answered Jul 12 '13 at 13:20

tlenss

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Thanks for the quick reply. Solved my problem, all accept the answer asap. – atomikpanda Jul 12 '13 at 13:24

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 12 '13 at 13:20

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if( isset($xml->students) )
   // Do

answered Jul 12 '13 at 13:20

Arthur

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