PHP which version supports simplexml cdata

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From which PHP 5 version does simplexml_load_file support CDATA?

 $xml = @simplexml_load_file($url, NULL, LIBXML_NOCDATA);

Thanks!!

You're contradicting yourself a little here; you want CDATA support, yet you've set the `LIBXML_NOCDATA` flag? — Bojangles, Sep 06 '11 at 19:44
i believe the LIBXML_NOCDATA prevents the cdata from being escaped and left out of the object. see: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.simplexml-load-file.php#85484 — gregghz, Sep 06 '11 at 19:47
The CDATA is not "left out of the object", it is just not visible in `var_dump`, `print_r`, etc, causing confusion. There is no need to pass `LIBXML_NOCDATA` in order to work with SimpleXML in the normal way; for an explanation of what it actually does, see http://stackoverflow.com/a/13981917/157957 — IMSoP, May 30 '13 at 17:31

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 06 '11 at 19:46

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I'm not entirely sure this answers your question (some clarity might help?) but I found this at php.net:

"A PHP version >= 5.1.0 is required for this to work"

answered Sep 06 '11 at 19:46

gregghz

Does it also support CDATA from that version? – Rik de Vos Sep 06 '11 at 20:00
the only thing that is clear to me is that 5.1 is required to include the CDATA in the object. I'm not sure what happens when using php < 5.1. – gregghz Sep 06 '11 at 20:21
PHP 5.1 is required to support the `LIBXML_NOCDATA` option; it is **not** required to include the CDATA in the object, becase the CDATA is always there - it's just not visible in `var_dump`, `print_r`, etc – IMSoP May 30 '13 at 18:02

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 06 '11 at 19:45

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answered Sep 06 '11 at 19:45

John Skoumbourdis

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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SimpleXML supports CDATA in any version, and there is no need to pass LIBXML_NOCDATA. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/13830559/157957 and https://stackoverflow.com/a/16842431/157957

edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

Community

answered May 30 '13 at 17:30

IMSoP

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