How can I check if an element is present in a PHP SimpleXML object?

To check if an element is present in a PHP SimpleXML object, you can use the isset() function to determine if the element exists within the object. Simply access the element within the object using array notation and check if it is set. 

// Check if an element is present in a SimpleXML object
$xml = simplexml_load_string($xmlString);

if (isset($xml->elementName)) {
    echo "Element is present";
} else {
    echo "Element is not present";
}

Keywords

PHP SimpleXML element presence check

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