SimpleXMLElement::valid

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SimpleXMLElement::validCheck whether the current element is valid

Description

public SimpleXMLElement::valid(): bool
Warning

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

This method checks if the current element is valid after calls to SimpleXMLElement::rewind() or SimpleXMLElement::next().

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns true if the current element is valid, otherwise false

Examples

Example #1 Check whether the current element is valid

<?php$xmlElement = new SimpleXMLElement('<books><book>SQL Basics</book></books>');$xmlElement->rewind(); // rewind to the first elementecho var_dump($xmlElement->valid()); // bool(true)$xmlElement->next(); // advance to the next elementecho var_dump($xmlElement->valid()); // bool(false) because there is only one element?>