xml_set_object

Use XML Parser within an object

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This function allows to use `parser` inside `object`. All callback functions could be set with `xml_set_element_handler` etc and assumed to be methods of `object`.

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`parser`

- A reference to the XML parser to use inside the object.

`object`

- The object where to use the XML parser.

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&Version; | &Description;
&xml.changelog.parser-param;

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### `xml_set_object` example

    <?php
    class CustomXMLParser
    {
        private $parser;

        function __construct()
        {
            $this->parser = xml_parser_create();

            xml_set_object($this->parser, $this);
            xml_set_element_handler($this->parser, "tag_open", "tag_close");
            xml_set_character_data_handler($this->parser, "cdata");
        }

        function parse($data)
        {
            xml_parse($this->parser, $data);
        }

        function tag_open($parser, $tag, $attributes)
        {
            var_dump($tag, $attributes);
        }

        function cdata($parser, $cdata)
        {
            var_dump($cdata);
        }

        function tag_close($parser, $tag)
        {
            var_dump($tag);
        }
    }

    $xml_parser = new CustomXMLParser();
    $xml_parser->parse("<A ID='hallo'>PHP</A>");
    ?>

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    string(1) "A"
    array(1) {
      ["ID"]=>
      string(5) "hallo"
    }
    string(3) "PHP"
    string(1) "A"