- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$xml = new SimpleXMLElement('
<foo>
<bar>
<baz>yay</baz>
</bar>
</foo>');
var_dump($xml->bar);
$xml = new SimpleXMLElement('
<foo>
<bar>
<baz>yay</baz>
</bar>
<bar>
<baz>boo</baz>
</bar>
</foo>');
var_dump($xml->bar);