<?php
$xml = new SimpleXMLElement('<tag></tag>');
echo (string)$xml;
echo ' -- An empty SimpleXMLElement is ';
var_export((bool) $xml);
echo "\n";
$xml = new SimpleXMLElement('<tag>data</tag>');
echo (string)$xml;
echo ' -- A SimpleXMLElement with data is ';
var_export((bool) $xml);
echo "\n";
$obj = new stdClass();
echo (string) $obj;
echo ' -- An empty stdClass is ';
var_export((bool) $obj);
-- An empty SimpleXMLElement is false
data -- A SimpleXMLElement with data is true
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Object of class stdClass could not be converted to string in /in/udIXl:15
Stack trace:
#0 {main}
thrown in /in/udIXl on line 15
Process exited with code 255.
-- An empty SimpleXMLElement is false
data -- A SimpleXMLElement with data is true
Recoverable fatal error: Object of class stdClass could not be converted to string in /in/udIXl on line 15
Process exited with code 255.
-- An empty SimpleXMLElement is false
data -- A SimpleXMLElement with data is true
Catchable fatal error: Object of class stdClass could not be converted to string in /in/udIXl on line 15
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 5.0.0 - 5.0.5, 5.1.0 - 5.1.6
-- An empty SimpleXMLElement is false
data -- A SimpleXMLElement with data is true
Object id #1 -- An empty stdClass is true
Output for 4.3.2 - 4.3.11, 4.4.0 - 4.4.9
Fatal error: Cannot instantiate non-existent class: simplexmlelement in /in/udIXl on line 2
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 4.3.0 - 4.3.1
Fatal error: Cannot instantiate non-existent class: simplexmlelement in /in/udIXl on line 2