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<?php $xmlstr = <<<XML <a> <bs> <b>1</b> <b>2</b> </bs> </a> XML; $xml = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr); echo count($xml->bs); // 1 ← echo count($xml->bs->b); // 2 $xmlstr2 = <<<XML <bs> <b>1</b> <b>2</b> </bs> XML; $xml2 = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr2); echo count($xml2); // 2 ← echo count($xml2->b); // 2 echo "\n"; var_dump($xml->bs, $xml2);
Output for 8.4.1 - 8.4.12
1222 object(SimpleXMLElement)#2 (1) { ["b"]=> array(2) { [0]=> string(1) "1" [1]=> string(1) "2" } } object(SimpleXMLElement)#3 (1) { ["b"]=> array(2) { [0]=> string(1) "1" [1]=> string(1) "2" } }
Output for 7.1.25 - 7.1.33, 7.2.0 - 7.2.33, 7.3.0 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.33, 8.2.0 - 8.2.29, 8.3.0 - 8.3.25
1222 object(SimpleXMLElement)#2 (1) { ["b"]=> array(2) { [0]=> string(1) "1" [1]=> string(1) "2" } } object(SimpleXMLElement)#4 (1) { ["b"]=> array(2) { [0]=> string(1) "1" [1]=> string(1) "2" } }

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