XMLReader::readOuterXML

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0)

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

Description

public 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