--TEST-- SimpleXML: casting instances --SKIPIF-- --FILE-- test EOF; $foo = simplexml_load_string( "" ); $people = simplexml_load_string($xml); var_dump((bool)$foo); var_dump((bool)$people); var_dump((int)$foo); var_dump((int)$people); var_dump((double)$foo); var_dump((double)$people); var_dump((string)$foo); var_dump((string)$people); var_dump((array)$foo); var_dump((array)$people); var_dump((object)$foo); var_dump((object)$people); ?> ===DONE=== --EXPECTF-- bool(false) bool(true) int(0) int(0) float(0) float(0) string(0) "" string(15) " test " array(0) { } array(1) { ["person"]=> array(3) { [0]=> object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) { ["@attributes"]=> array(1) { ["name"]=> string(3) "Joe" } } [1]=> object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (2) { ["@attributes"]=> array(1) { ["name"]=> string(4) "John" } ["children"]=> object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) { ["person"]=> object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) { ["@attributes"]=> array(1) { ["name"]=> string(3) "Joe" } } } } [2]=> object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) { ["@attributes"]=> array(1) { ["name"]=> string(4) "Jane" } } } } object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (0) { } object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) { ["person"]=> array(3) { [0]=> object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) { ["@attributes"]=> array(1) { ["name"]=> string(3) "Joe" } } [1]=> object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (2) { ["@attributes"]=> array(1) { ["name"]=> string(4) "John" } ["children"]=> object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) { ["person"]=> object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) { ["@attributes"]=> array(1) { ["name"]=> string(3) "Joe" } } } } [2]=> object(SimpleXMLElement)#%d (1) { ["@attributes"]=> array(1) { ["name"]=> string(4) "Jane" } } } } ===DONE===