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Definition and Usage
The xml_error_string() function gets the XML parser error description.
This function returns the error description on success, or FALSE on failure.
Syntax
xml_error_string(errorcode)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| errorcode | Required. Specifies error code to use. The error code is the return value from the xml_get_error_code() function |
Example
<?php
//invalid xml file
$xmlfile = 'test.xml';
$xmlparser = xml_parser_create();
// open a 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 />");
}
}
xml_parser_free($xmlparser);
?>
The output of the code above could be:
ERROR: Mismatched tag
Line: 5
Column: 41
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