SimpleXMLElement::count

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

SimpleXMLElement::countCounts the children of an element

Description

public SimpleXMLElement::count(): int

This method counts the number of children of an element.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the number of elements of an element.

Examples

Example #1 Counting the number of children

<?php$xml = <<<EOF<people> <person name="Person 1">  <child/>  <child/>  <child/> </person> <person name="Person 2">  <child/>  <child/>  <child/>  <child/>  <child/> </person></people>EOF;$elem = new SimpleXMLElement($xml);foreach ($elem as $person) {    printf("%s has got %d children.\n", $person['name'], $person->count());}?>

The above example will output:

Person 1 has got 3 children.
Person 2 has got 5 children.

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