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PHP | DOMElement getAttributeNodeNS() Function

The DOMElement::getAttributeNodeNS() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the attribute node in specific namespace with local name for the current node.

Syntax:

DOMAttr DOMElement::getAttributeNodeNS( string $namespaceURI, string $localName )

Parameters: This function accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below:

  • $namespaceURI: It specifies the namespace URI.
  • $localName: It specifies the local name.

Return Value: This function returns the attribute value containing the attribute node.

Below given programs illustrate the DOMElement::getAttributeNodeNS() function in PHP:

Program 1:




<?php
  
// Create a new DOMDocument
$dom = new DOMDocument();
  
// Load the XML
$dom->loadXML("<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>
<body xmlns:x=\"my_namespace\">
    <x:div x:attr=\"value\" > DIV 1 </x:div>
</body>");
  
// Get the elements by tagname
$elements = $dom->getElementsByTagName('div');
  
// Get the attribute node
$node = $elements[0]->getAttributeNodeNS('my_namespace', 'attr');
  
// Extract name
$name = $node->name;
  
// Extract value
$value = $node->value;
  
echo $name . " => " . $value . "<br>";
?>


Output:

attr => value

Program 2:




<?php
  
// Create a new DOMDocument
$dom = new DOMDocument();
  
// Load the XML
$dom->loadXML("<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>
<root>
<body xmlns:x=\"my_namespace1\">
    <x:div x:id=\"my_id1\" > DIV 1 </x:div>
    <x:div x:id=\"my_id2\" > DIV 1 </x:div>
</body>
<body xmlns:xi=\"my_namespace2\">
    <xi:div xi:id=\"new\" > DIV 1 </xi:div>
</body>
</root>");
  
// Get the elements by tagname
$elements = $dom->getElementsByTagName('div');
  
foreach ($elements as $element) {
  
    $node = $element->getAttributeNodeNS('my_namespace1', 'id');
  
    if ($node) {
  
        // Extract name
        $name = $node->name;
  
        // Extract value
        $value = $node->value;
  
        echo $name . " => " . $value . "<br>";
    }
}
?>


Output:

id => my_id1
id => my_id2

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/domelement.getattributenodens.php

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