How to use foreach with PHP & XML - php

Question

This is my php code
$xmldata = simplexml_load_string($ops_response);
foreach($xmldata->world-patent-data->biblio-search->search-result->exchange-documents->exchange-document->bibliographic-data->parties as $item)
{
echo "<p>Applicant Name: " . $item->applicants->applicant->applicant-name->name . "</p>";
echo "<p>Doc Number: " . $item->applicants->applicant->applicant-name->doc-number . "</p>";
echo "<p>Description: " . $item->applicants->applicant->applicant-name->abstract . "</p>";
}
This is my XML File:
https://ipappatent.com/xml/document.xml
Expected Result
<p>Applicant Name: PHYLION BATTERY CO LTD</p>
<p>Doc Number: 2018101613</p>
<p>Description: A frame tube having a battery enclosure structure for an electric bike. The frame tube comprises a main body</p>
<p>Year: ASTRO ENGINEERING CO LTD [TW]</p>
<p>Category: 20180821</p>
<p>Country: A drive assemblage is described for a vehicle drivable by muscle energy and/or—in particular additionally—by motor energy</p>
Iam new to PHP and i am not very well sure on how to handle the xml output? If anyone can help me on this pls do that. Appreciate your help.

Answer 1

libxml_use_internal_errors(true);
$myXMLData =
"<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<document>
<user>John Doe</wronguser>
<email>john#example.com</wrongemail>
</document>";
$xml = simplexml_load_string($myXMLData);
if ($xml === false) {
echo "Failed loading XML: ";
foreach(libxml_get_errors() as $error) {
echo "<br>", $error->message;
}
} else {
print_r($xml);
}
?>
hi try like this

Answer 2

Do like this. You have passes object instead of array.
Json decode and encode simplexml_load_string($ops_response).
$string = //"your xml string here";
echo "<pre>";
$json = json_decode(json_encode((array) simplexml_load_string($string)), 1);
print_r($json);
$json = $json['biblio-search']['search-result']['exchange-documents'];
foreach($json as $item)
{
echo "<p>Applicant Name: " . $item['exchange-document']['bibliographic-data']['parties']['applicants']['applicant'][0]['applicant-name']['name'] . "</p>";
echo "<p>Description: " . $item['exchange-document']['abstract']['#attributes']['lang'] . "</p>";
}