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.
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
xml_get_current_byte_index — Get current byte index for an XML parser
Gets the current byte index of the given XML parser.
parserA reference to the XML parser to get byte index from.
Returns which byte index the parser is currently at in its data buffer (starting at 0).
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 |
parser expects an XMLParser
instance now; previously, a valid xml resource was expected.
|
This function returns byte index according to UTF-8 encoded text disregarding if input is in another encoding.
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.