Re: [PHP] SimpleXML and the Single String (SOLVED)

2012-02-22 Thread Jay Blanchard
>> I don't really see a need to add an extra layer or class extension >> when casting works fine. Am I wrong? Why add several lines of code in >> an extension class? >> > To keep the code readable? > > $value = $xml->node; > > vs. > > $value = (String)$xml->node; > > I like the first one. Plus

Re: [PHP] SimpleXML and the Single String (SOLVED)

2012-02-22 Thread Marco Behnke
Am 22.02.12 16:04, schrieb Jay Blanchard: > On 2/22/2012 8:32 AM, ma...@behnke.biz wrote: >> There is another nice way. >> You can pass a second value to the simple xml constructor which is a >> class >> name to be used instead of SimpleXMLElement. >> You can write your own class that extends Sim

Re: [PHP] SimpleXML and the Single String (SOLVED)

2012-02-22 Thread Jay Blanchard
On 2/22/2012 8:32 AM, ma...@behnke.biz wrote: There is another nice way. You can pass a second value to the simple xml constructor which is a class name to be used instead of SimpleXMLElement. You can write your own class that extends SimpleXMLElement and override the magic methods to skip the

Re: [PHP] SimpleXML and the Single String (SOLVED)

2012-02-22 Thread ma...@behnke.biz
There is another nice way. You can pass a second value to the simple xml constructor which is a class name to be used instead of SimpleXMLElement. You can write your own class that extends SimpleXMLElement and override the magic methods to skip the casting Simon Schick hat am 22. Februar 2012 u

Re: [PHP] SimpleXML and the Single String (SOLVED)

2012-02-21 Thread Simon Schick
Hi, Jay If you're not using the variable *$xmlCompany* somewhere else I'd try to skip the array and just do it with this single line: *$arrayLead[0]->Company = (string) $xml->SignonRq->SignonTransport->CustId->SPName;* The result should not differ from what you have now. Bye Simon 2012/2/21 Jay

[PHP] SimpleXML and the Single String (SOLVED)

2012-02-20 Thread Jay Blanchard
Howdy, My PHP chops are a little rough around the edges so I know that I am missing something. I am working with SimpleXML to retrieve values from an XML file like this - $xmlCompany = $xml->SignonRq->SignonTransport->CustId->SPName; If I echo $xmlCompany I get the proper information. If I u