The outcome of this function is heavily dependent on the parser implementation used. For example, at the point where the start_element_ callback is called, libxml2 parser consumes the entire element name and attributes, however expat does not.
xml_get_current_byte_index
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
xml_get_current_byte_index — Get current byte index for an XML parser
Description
Gets the current byte index of the given XML parser.
Parameters
-
parser -
A reference to the XML parser to get byte index from.
Return Values
Returns which byte index the parser is currently at in its data buffer (starting at 0).
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 |
parser expects an XMLParser
instance now; previously, a valid xml resource was expected.
|
Notes
Warning
This function returns byte index according to UTF-8 encoded text disregarding if input is in another encoding.
See Also
- xml_get_current_column_number() - Get current column number for an XML parser
- xml_get_current_line_number() - Get current line number for an XML parser
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