- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- simplexml_load_string: documentation ( source)
<?php
$xml='<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>';
$xml.='<Test>
<Item>
<Price>0.53</Price>
</Item>
</Test>';
$result=simplexml_load_string($xml);
var_dump($result->Item->Price);
echo '<br>';
echo $result->Item->Price;
echo '<br>';
echo 1+$result->Item->Price;
echo '<br>';
echo 1+(float)$result->Item->Price;