Retrieve array of errors

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# libxml_get_errors

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

libxml_get_errors — Retrieve array of errors

### Description

libxml_get_errors(): array

Retrieve array of errors.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns an array with LibXMLError objects if there are any errors in the buffer, or an empty array otherwise.

### Examples

Example #1 A libxml_get_errors() example

This example demonstrates how to build a simple libxml error handler.

    <?php

    libxml_use_internal_errors(true);

    $xmlstr = <<< XML
    <?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes'?>
    <movies>
     <movie>
      <titles>PHP: Behind the Parser</title>
     </movie>
    </movies>
    XML;

    $doc = simplexml_load_string($xmlstr);
    $xml = explode("\n", $xmlstr);

    if ($doc === false) {
        $errors = libxml_get_errors();

        foreach ($errors as $error) {
            echo display_xml_error($error, $xml);
        }

        libxml_clear_errors();
    }

    function display_xml_error($error, $xml)
    {
        $return  = $xml[$error->line - 1] . "\n";
        $return .= str_repeat('-', $error->column) . "^\n";

        switch ($error->level) {
            case LIBXML_ERR_WARNING:
                $return .= "Warning $error->code: ";
                break;
             case LIBXML_ERR_ERROR:
                $return .= "Error $error->code: ";
                break;
            case LIBXML_ERR_FATAL:
                $return .= "Fatal Error $error->code: ";
                break;
        }

        $return .= trim($error->message) .
                   "\n  Line: $error->line" .
                   "\n  Column: $error->column";

        if ($error->file) {
            $return .= "\n  File: $error->file";
        }

        return "$return\n\n--------------------------------------------\n\n";
    }

    ?>

The above example will output:

    <titles>PHP: Behind the Parser</title>
    ----------------------------------------------^
    Fatal Error 76: Opening and ending tag mismatch: titles line 4 and title
      Line: 4
      Column: 46

    --------------------------------------------

### See Also

- libxml_get_last_error() - Retrieve last error from libxml
- libxml_clear_errors() - Clear libxml error buffer