PHP/XML/XML Path

Set predefined value into xml path

<?php
   $xml = simplexml_load_file("contact.xml");
   $book = $xml->xpath("/contact/personal[title="Manager"]");
   echo $book[0]->title;
?>
<!--
<contact id="43956">
     <personal>
          <name>
               <first>J</first>
               <middle>J</middle>
               <last>J</last>
          </name>
          <title>Manager</title>
          <employer>National Company</employer>
          <dob>1951-02-02</dob>
     </personal>
</contact>

-->

XML Path in action

<?php
   $xml = simplexml_load_file("contact.xml");
   $authors = $xml->xpath("/contact/personal/title");
   foreach($authors AS $author) {
      echo "$author<br />";
   }
?>
<!--
<contact id="43956">
     <personal>
          <name>
               <first>J</first>
               <middle>J</middle>
               <last>J</last>
          </name>
          <title>Manager</title>
          <employer>National Company</employer>
          <dob>1951-02-02</dob>
     </personal>
</contact>

-->