SimpleXMLIterator::valid

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)
Check whether the current element is valid
public bool SimpleXMLIterator::valid ( void )

This method checks if the current element is valid after calls to SimpleXMLIterator::rewind() or SimpleXMLIterator::next().

Returns:

Returns TRUE if the current element is valid, otherwise FALSE

Examples:
Check whether the current element is valid
<?php
$xmlIterator = new SimpleXMLIterator('<books><book>SQL Basics</book></books>');

$xmlIterator->rewind(); // rewind to the first element
echo var_dump($xmlIterator->valid()); // bool(true)

$xmlIterator->next(); // advance to the next element
echo var_dump($xmlIterator->valid()); // bool(false) because there is only one element
?>

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2016-02-24 16:15:16
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