SimpleXMLElement and Warning: Illegal offset type

Question

Warning: Illegal offset type

i have this var from an xml output

var_dump($key);

its give me

object(SimpleXMLElement)#11 (1) { [0]=> string(5) "Cairo" }

now i want make "Cairo" as a key to get its value like

$lang[] = array('Cairo' => "Cairo city");

the error appear when do this

echo $lang[$key];

and its give me the "Warning: Illegal offset type" because of the key is SimpleXMLElement how i can make it normal var?

How your question looks now, Try to format the question you are not a newbie to make this mistake — Shakti Singh
– Shakti Singh, Commented Mar 2, 2011 at 11:17
Is this $lang[] = array('Cairo' = "Cairo city"); on purpose? Should be $lang[] = array('Cairo' => "Cairo city"); AFAICT. (Or $lang[] = array('Cairo', "Cairo city"); depending on what you're trying to do.) — jensgram
– jensgram, Commented Mar 2, 2011 at 11:21
Can you try with this $key=(string)$key; echo $lang[$key]; — Shakti Singh
– Shakti Singh, Commented Mar 2, 2011 at 11:25

cweiske · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-03 21:46:14Z

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Cast it to a string with (string)$key.

answered Mar 3, 2011 at 21:46

cweiske

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