PHP | SimpleXMLIterator next() Function

The SimpleXMLIterator::next() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to move the SimpleXMLIterator element to the next element.

Syntax:

void SimpleXMLIterator::next( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.

Return Value: This function does not return any value.

Below program illustrates the SimpleXMLIterator::next() function in PHP:

Program:

<?php

// Store the xml element to variable
$xml = <<<XML
    <organization>
        <name>GeeksforGeeks</name>
        <address>Noida India</address>
        <contact>
            <email>abc@geeksforgeeks.org</email>
            <mobile>+91-987654321</mobile>
        </contact>
    </organization>
XML;

$xmlIt = new SimpleXMLIterator($xml);

// Use rewind() function to rewind
// to the first element
$xmlIt->rewind();

// Use next() function to move
// to the next element
$xmlIt->next();
$xmlIt->next();

// Display the current element
var_dump($xmlIt->current());

?>

Output:

object(SimpleXMLIterator)#2 (2) {
  ["email"]=>
  string(21) "abc@geeksforgeeks.org"
  ["mobile"]=>
  string(13) "+91-987654321"
}

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/simplexmliterator.next.php