Comments on: SimpleXML is… well simple really http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/04/29/simplexml-is-well-simple-really/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:48:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: intermediate programmer http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/04/29/simplexml-is-well-simple-really/#comment-237040 intermediate programmer Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:18:34 +0000 #comment-237040 This is very true! I just turned to using it after upgrading PHP to 5. OO is not the true advantage - it is sometimes neccesary - SimpleXML also is based upon a flexible object - SimpleXMLElement. But it has not very much to do with inheritance, isolation and other propaganda stuff. The true advantages are these that save typing, and this is certainly what SimpleXML does! (some other examples of pros are fine string operations, memory management, associative arrays and so on... needless to say, SimpleXML combines nicely with them). This is very true!
I just turned to using it after upgrading PHP to 5.
OO is not the true advantage - it is sometimes neccesary - SimpleXML also is based upon a flexible object - SimpleXMLElement. But it has not very much to do with inheritance, isolation and other propaganda stuff.
The true advantages are these that save typing, and this is certainly what SimpleXML does!
(some other examples of pros are fine string operations, memory management, associative arrays and so on… needless to say, SimpleXML combines nicely with them).

]]> By: nucleuz http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/04/29/simplexml-is-well-simple-really/#comment-261 nucleuz Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 #comment-261 <p>When it comes to XML there is a very interesting post at the internals list that I would very much like to see happen: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=108294567400003&r=1&w=2 <br /> Output filters can of course be done with user land functions, but to have it as a default function in PHP would rock!</p> When it comes to XML there is a very interesting post at the internals list that I would very much like to see happen: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=108294567400003&r=1&w=2
Output filters can of course be done with user land functions, but to have it as a default function in PHP would rock!

]]> By: HarryF http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/04/29/simplexml-is-well-simple-really/#comment-262 HarryF Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 #comment-262 <p><blockquote><p><br /> but to have it as a default function in PHP would rock!<br /> </p></blockquote></p> <p>Second that! Thanks for the tip</p>

but to have it as a default function in PHP would rock!

Second that! Thanks for the tip

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