Use XML Parser within an object xml_set_notation_decl_handler xml_set_processing_instruction_handler XML Parser Functions PHP Manual xml_set_object (PHP 4, PHP 5)xml_set_object — Use XML Parser within an object Description bool xml_set_object ( resource $parser , object &$object ) This function allows to use parser inside object . All callback functions could be set with xml_set_element_handler() etc and assumed to be methods of object . Parameters parser object Return Values Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. Examples Example #1 xml_set_object() example <?phpclass xml { var $parser; function xml() { $this->parser = xml_parser_create(); xml_set_object($this->parser, $this); xml_set_element_handler($this->parser, "tag_open", "tag_close"); xml_set_character_data_handler($this->parser, "cdata"); } function parse($data) { xml_parse($this->parser, $data); } function tag_open($parser, $tag, $attributes) { var_dump($parser, $tag, $attributes); } function cdata($parser, $cdata) { var_dump($parser, $cdata); } function tag_close($parser, $tag) { var_dump($parser, $tag); }} // end of class xml$xml_parser = new xml();$xml_parser->parse("<A ID='hallo'>PHP</A>");?> xml_set_notation_decl_handler xml_set_processing_instruction_handler XML Parser Functions PHP Manual