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XMLReader
Retrieve XML from current node, including it self

XMLReader::readOuterXML

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0)

XMLReader::readOuterXML — Retrieve XML from current node, including it self

Description

string XMLReader::readOuterXML ( void )

Reads the contents of the current node, including the node itself.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the contents of current node, including itself, as a string. Empty string on failure.

Notes

Caution

This function is only available when PHP is compiled against libxml 20620 or later.

See Also

XMLReader::readString() - Reads the contents of the current node as a string
XMLReader::readInnerXML() - Retrieve XML from current node
XMLReader::expand() - Returns a copy of the current node as a DOM object