How to read in XML strings as variables? [duplicate]

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Try this query:

http://www.dictionaryapi.com/api/v1/references/collegiate/xml/gobabola?key=135a6187-af83-4e85-85c1-1a28db11d5da

How do I simply read in the suggestions as variables? I can't seem to find anything that explains this.

By using SimpleXML or DOMDocument. Here is a good explanation — Michael Berkowski
– Michael Berkowski, Commented Jul 16, 2013 at 10:59
And there are several examples here which cover the process of loading the file via simplexml_load_file() — Michael Berkowski
– Michael Berkowski, Commented Jul 16, 2013 at 11:02

David Level · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-16 11:43:10Z

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You can use SimpleXmlIterator. That's really easy to use and you will be able to perform a foreach on the object you will get.

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For example with file_get_contents or replace with curl if you prefer:

    $feed = new SimpleXmlIterator(file_get_contents('http://www.dictionaryapi.com/api/v1/references/collegiate/xml/gobabola?key=135a6187-af83-4e85-85c1-1a28db11d5da'));
    foreach ($feed->suggestion as $suggestion) {
        echo $value;
      }

edited Jul 16, 2013 at 11:43

answered Jul 16, 2013 at 11:27

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