Formatting output to file with PHP DOMDocument

Question

So I wrote this script that looks for certain nodes in an XML file, deletes it, and puts a new node in it's place... however, the new node is showing up like so:

<PrintQuestion id="17767" type="pickOne">

<Standards><Standard value="CA.MATH-6-6-20" state="CA" grade="3" subject="MATH"/></Standards><References>
        <PassageRef id="1892"/>
    </References>

I've attempted to use the $xml->formatOutput = true; but that has done nothing. I'm loading the dom object from an XML file and saving it back to the same file upon completion.

possible duplicate of PHP XML how to output nice format

Gajus
– Gajus

2014-01-31 22:54:33 +00:00
Commented Jan 31, 2014 at 22:54 — Gajus
– Gajus, Commented Jan 31, 2014 at 22:54

Gordon · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-03 18:54:11Z

11

When you want to use

$xml->formatOutput = TRUE;

you also have to set

$xml->preserveWhiteSpace = FALSE;

You wrote preserveWhitespace (mind the 2nd s). Properties are case-sensitive in PHP.

See difference on codepad

edited Dec 3, 2010 at 18:54

answered Dec 3, 2010 at 18:48

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ThinkingInBits Over a year ago

WOW... I can't believe I didn't notice that. Thanks!

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