3v4l.org

run code in 300+ PHP versions simultaneously
<?php /** * The only reliable way of determining if a child exists * in SimpleXMLElement is to use count(). All other methods * do not work reliably in global or local NS. * * NOTE: Error suppresion on @count() is used to suppress * "PHP Warning: count(): Node no longer exists" */ if(!class_exists('SimpleXMLElement')) die("Bonkers"); $xml = new SimpleXMLElement(' <xml xmlns:abstract="urn:my.org:abstract"> <abstract:node>foo</abstract:node> <bar>123</bar> </xml> '); var_dump(gettype($xml->node)); var_dump(isset($xml->node)); var_dump(empty($xml->node)); var_dump(is_null($xml->node)); var_dump(($xml->node->count())); var_dump(@count($xml->node->children())); var_dump($xml->node->children()->count()); echo "----------------------\n"; var_dump(gettype($xml->bar)); var_dump(isset($xml->bar)); var_dump(empty($xml->bar)); var_dump(is_null($xml->bar)); var_dump(($xml->bar->count())); var_dump(@count($xml->bar->children())); var_dump($xml->bar->children()->count()); echo "----------------------\n";

preferences:
42.34 ms | 402 KiB | 5 Q