simplexml parsing with php

Question

I am trying to print out the xml child "pizza" on a php page. Though it is not working, here is my code for parsing the xml file.

<? 

  $dom = simplexml_load_file("menu.xml");

  foreach ($dom->menu->categories->pizzas->pizza as $pizza)
  {
      echo $pizza;
  }


?>

This is the xml file

 <menu>
 <categories>
 <pizzas> 
       <pizza>Cheese Pizza</pizza>
   <pizza>Beef PIzza</pizza>
   <pizza>Chickens Wings Pizza</pizza>
 </pizzas>
 </categories>
 </menu>

I would just like to print out the different kinds of pizzas on my php page. I would like to display a menu on the page.

I get an error of "Trying to get property of non-object in /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/home.php on line 15"

Please Help! Thanks

Still obligated to ask.. You have included the simplexml library right? — Moe Tsao, Apr 11 '14 at 04:44

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 11 '14 at 04:58

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Remove the top level element menu from that loop and use

foreach ($dom->categories->pizzas->pizza as $pizza)
{
    echo $pizza;
}

If you do print_r($dom); you will get a proof of that structure.

edited Apr 11 '14 at 04:58

Shankar Narayana Damodaran

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answered Apr 11 '14 at 04:44

Hanky Panky

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This is the right way +1. – Shankar Narayana Damodaran Apr 11 '14 at 05:03

score -1 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 11 '14 at 05:53

-1

<?php 
    $dom = simplexml_load_file("menu.xml");
    foreach($dom->categories->pizzas->pizza as $pizza) {
        echo $pizza;
    } // Try This
?>

edited Apr 11 '14 at 05:53

Mathias

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answered Apr 11 '14 at 05:02

Neeraj

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How is your answer different from [this](http://stackoverflow.com/a/23003671/1003917) that was answered 19 mins ago ? Just asking.. – Shankar Narayana Damodaran Apr 11 '14 at 05:05

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