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<?php
$xml_string = <<<EOF
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<property>
<landDetails>
<area unit="squareMeter"/>
</landDetails>
<buildingDetails>
<area unit="squareMeter">100</area>
</buildingDetails>
</property>
EOF;
$xml = simplexml_load_string($xml_string);
$json = json_encode($xml);
$array = json_decode($json,TRUE);
var_dump($array);