xml_get_current_byte_index

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

xml_get_current_byte_indexGet current byte index for an XML parser

Description

xml_get_current_byte_index ( XMLParser $parser ) : int

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

This function returns false if parser does not refer to a valid parser, or else it returns which byte index the parser is currently at in its data buffer (starting at 0).

Notes

Warning

This function returns byte index according to UTF-8 encoded text disregarding if input is in another encoding.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 parser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

See Also

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