PHP __toString() Function

Return the string content of the <note> element:

<?php
$xml = new SimpleXMLElement("<note>Hello <to>Tove</to><from>Jani</from>World!</note>");
echo $xml;
?>

Definition and Usage

The __toString() function returns the string content of an element.

This function returns the string content that is directly in the element - not the string content that is inside this element's children!

SimpleXMLElement::__toString()

Return Value:	The string content on success. An empty string on failure
PHP Version:	5.3+