SimpleXMLElement::current Returns the current element &reftitle.description; public SimpleXMLElementSimpleXMLElement::current Prior to PHP 8.0, SimpleXMLElement::current was only declared on the subclass SimpleXMLIterator. This method returns the current element as a SimpleXMLElement object. &reftitle.parameters; &no.function.parameters; &reftitle.returnvalues; Returns the current element as a SimpleXMLElement object. &reftitle.errors; Throws an Error on failure. &reftitle.changelog; &Version; &Description; 8.1.0 An Error is now thrown if SimpleXMLElement::current is called on an invalid iterator. Previously, &null; was returned. &reftitle.examples; PHP basicsXML basics'); $xmlElement->rewind(); // rewind to first element, otherwise current() won't work var_dump($xmlElement->current()); ?> ]]> &example.outputs; string(10) "PHP basics" } ]]> &reftitle.seealso; SimpleXMLElement::key SimpleXMLElement::next SimpleXMLElement::rewind SimpleXMLElement::valid SimpleXMLElement