- simplexml_load_string: documentation ( source)
<?php
$str = "<hotels>
<hotel>
<id>285</id>
<name>Alexander</name>
<price>250 USD</price>
</hotel>
<hotel>
<id>678</id>
<name>Hilton</name>
<price>480 USD</price>
</hotel>
</hotels>";
$xml = simplexml_load_string($str);
foreach($xml->hotel as $hotel)
$hotel->id == "678" ? @$name = (string)$hotel->name : '';
echo $name;