XML content inside PHP variable

Question

I have a PHP variable which have xml content inside. If I echo the variable it is printing 1. Why it is happening like this?

$xml =  "<?xml version='1.0'?><Item><qoh>".$quantity_to_update."</qoh></Item>";

echo $xml;

OUTPUT

1

Doesn't really look like XML that's inside your variable. That is a simple string. — jossif
– jossif, Commented Oct 5, 2015 at 10:43

Harshit · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-05 10:43:22Z

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It is printing 1 because you are using your tags between < and >. So, it is not showing in your html page. But may be present in the source of the HTML. Try this

echo htmlspecialchars($xml);

answered Oct 5, 2015 at 10:43

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Mayur Koshti · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-05 10:55:41Z

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Your variable "$quantity_to_update" will have a value (I think it is 1). Please check your variable output.

answered Oct 5, 2015 at 10:55

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