Problem reading XML with SimpleXML in PHP

Question

i've got an xml-string in $response that looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<RESPONSE>
  <ERROR>
    <ERROR_CODE>6</ERROR_CODE>
    <ERROR_TEXT>Authentication failed</ERROR_TEXT>
  </ERROR>
</RESPONSE>

In order to read it, I run

$xml_response = simplexml_load_string($response);

The problem is:

$xml_response->getName();

returns - as expected - "RESPONSE", but

isset($xml_response->RESPONSE->ERROR->ERROR_TEXT);

returns FALSE - but why? Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

$xml_response is the root node. That's why you should call it $RESPONSE instead, to avoid the confusion. — Josh Davis
– Josh Davis, Commented Feb 13, 2011 at 14:32

mpj.dev · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-13 12:39:55Z

3

Try without the root node when accessing the path that you want:

isset($xml_response->ERROR->ERROR_TEXT);

answered Feb 13, 2011 at 12:39

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Yep, that was the problem! Thanks a lot! :)