startElement() │ WP 0.71

Starts a new XML tag.

Callback function for xml_set_element_handler().

Internal function — this function is designed to be used by the kernel itself. It is not recommended to use this function in your code.

No Hooks.

Returns

null. Nothing (null).

Usage

startElement( $parser, $tag_name, $attrs );
$parser(resource) (required)
XML Parser resource.
$tag_name(string) (required)
XML element name.
$attrs(array) (required)
XML element attributes.

Notes

  • Global. Array. $names
  • Global. Array. $urls
  • Global. Array. $targets
  • Global. Array. $descriptions
  • Global. Array. $feeds

Changelog

Since 0.71 Introduced.

startElement() code WP 6.9.1

wp-admin/link-parse-opml.php 
function startElement( $parser, $tag_name, $attrs ) { // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.FunctionNameInvalid
	global $names, $urls, $targets, $descriptions, $feeds;

	if ( 'OUTLINE' === $tag_name ) {
		$name = '';
		if ( isset( $attrs['TEXT'] ) ) {
			$name = $attrs['TEXT'];
		}
		if ( isset( $attrs['TITLE'] ) ) {
			$name = $attrs['TITLE'];
		}
		$url = '';
		if ( isset( $attrs['URL'] ) ) {
			$url = $attrs['URL'];
		}
		if ( isset( $attrs['HTMLURL'] ) ) {
			$url = $attrs['HTMLURL'];
		}

		// Save the data away.
		$names[]        = $name;
		$urls[]         = $url;
		$targets[]      = isset( $attrs['TARGET'] ) ? $attrs['TARGET'] : '';
		$feeds[]        = isset( $attrs['XMLURL'] ) ? $attrs['XMLURL'] : '';
		$descriptions[] = isset( $attrs['DESCRIPTION'] ) ? $attrs['DESCRIPTION'] : '';
	} // End if outline.
}