Simplexml + Namespace +attributes

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Hi folks - hope someone can help me.

Firstly, my apologies for crossposting this to alt.php (and
not properly crossposting either).

I have an XML file with some elements like those below

<core:Distric t Id="AB01">
<core:Name>NORT H EAST</core:Name>
<core:Associati on Type="type1">VA LUE 1a</core:Associatio n>
<core:Associati on Type="type2">VA LUE 1b</core:Associatio n>
<core:Associati on Type="type3">VA LUE 1c</core:Associatio n>
</core:District>
<core:Distric t Id="AB02">
<core:Name>NORT H WEST</core:Name>
<core:Associati on Type="type1">VA LUE 2a</core:Associatio n>
<core:Associati on Type="type2">VA LUE 2b</core:Associatio n>
<core:Associati on Type="type3">VA LUE 2c</core:Associatio n>
</core:District>

I'm trying to parse it using simplexml

I have:

$districts = $xmlfile->children($core );

foreach ($districts as $key => $value)
{
echo "Name = " . $value->Name . "\n";
echo "Region1 = " . $value->Association[0] . "\n";
echo "Region2 = " . $value->Association[1] . "\n";
echo "Region3 = " . $value->Association[2] . "\n";

}

This works fine, but I am unable to access the Id attribute in the
opening District element, i.e. AB01 or AB02.

Would anyone be able to suggest how I might get that value with
simplexml?

Many thanks,

Russell

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Re: Simplexml + Namespace +attributes

District ID is an attribute of an element, not a child. Therefore to
read it you must use syntax simular to

$xml->District['ID']