PHP xml_get_current_byte_index() Function
Example
On error, return the XML parser error description, line number, column number and byte index:
<?php
// Invalid xml file
$xmlfile = 'test.xml';
$xmlparser = xml_parser_create();
// Open the file and read data
$fp = fopen($xmlfile, 'r');
while ($xmldata = fread($fp, 4096)) {
// parse the data chunk
if (!xml_parse($xmlparser,$xmldata,feof($fp))) {
die( print "ERROR: "
. xml_error_string(xml_get_error_code($xmlparser))
. "<br>Line: "
. xml_get_current_line_number($xmlparser)
. "<br>Column: "
. xml_get_current_column_number($xmlparser)
. "<br>Byte Index: "
. xml_get_current_byte_index($xmlparser)
. "<br>");
}
}
xml_parser_free($xmlparser);
?>
The output of the code above could be:
ERROR: Mismatched tag
Line: 5
Column: 41
Byte Index: 72
Definition and Usage
The xml_get_current_byte_index() function returns the byte index for an XML parser.
Syntax
xml_get_current_byte_index(parser)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| parser | Required. Specifies the XML parser to use |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | The current byte index on success. FALSE on failure |
|---|---|
| PHP Version: | 4.0+ |
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