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XMLReader::readOuterXml	XMLReader::setParserProperty

XMLReader	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

XMLReader::readString

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

XMLReader::readString — Reads the contents of the current node as a string

Description

public function XMLReader::readString(): string

Reads the contents of the current node as a string.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the content of the current node as a string. Empty string on failure.

Notes

Caution

This function is only available when PHP is compiled against libxml 20620 or later.

See Also

XMLReader::readOuterXml() - Retrieve XML from current node, including itself
XMLReader::readInnerXml() - Retrieve XML from current node
XMLReader::expand() - Returns a copy of the current node as a DOM object

XMLReader::readOuterXml	XMLReader::setParserProperty

XMLReader	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026