- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$x = new SimpleXMLElement('<properties>
<property>
<label><![CDATA[Art.Nr.]]></label>
<value><![CDATA[0079581233]]></value>
</property>
<property>
<label><![CDATA[Volumen]]></label>
<value><![CDATA[16 Liter]]></value>
</property>
<property>
<label><![CDATA[Material]]></label>
<value><![CDATA[Polyamide]]></value>
</property>
<property>
<label><![CDATA[Handgepäck]]></label>
<value><![CDATA[ja]]></value>
</property>
<property>
<label><![CDATA[Serie]]></label>
<value><![CDATA[Basic Backpacks]]></value>
</property>
<property>
<label><![CDATA[Gepäckart]]></label>
<value><![CDATA[Weichgepäck]]></value>
</property>
<property>
<label><![CDATA[Farbe]]></label>
<value><![CDATA[Black]]></value>
</property>
<property>
<label><![CDATA[Maße]]></label>
<value><![CDATA[21 * 26 * 36 m]]></value>
</property>
</properties>');
var_dump($x->property->value);
var_dump((string) $x->property->value);
$v = new StdClass();
try {
var_dump(strval($v));
} catch (Exception $e) {
var_dump( $v);
}