This method returns the current element as a SimpleXMLIterator object or NULL.
Access
public
Returns
Type |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Returns the current element as a |
Examples
Return the current element
$xmlIterator = new SimpleXMLIterator('<books><book>PHP basics</book><book>XML basics</book></books>');
var_dump($xmlIterator->current());
$xmlIterator->rewind(); // rewind to first element
var_dump($xmlIterator->current());
Result:
NULL
object(SimpleXMLIterator)#2 (1) {
[0]=>
string(10) "PHP basics"
}

