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<?php $xmlstr = <<<XML <a> <bs> 1 2 </bs> </a> XML; $xml = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr); echo count($xml->bs); // 1 ← echo count($xml->bs->b); // 2 $xmlstr2 = <<<XML <bs> 1 2 </bs> XML; $xml2 = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr2); echo count($xml2); // 2 ← echo count($xml2->b); // 2 echo "\n"; var_dump($xml->bs, $xml2);