PHP XML Parsing Erases Attribute Value -

i have following code below:

<?php  $xml = '<divisions xmlns="urn:description7a.services.chrome.com">          <responsestatus responsecode="successful" description="successful"/>          <division id="1">acura</division>          <division id="44">aston martin</division>          <division id="4">audi</division>          <division id="45">bentley</division>          <division id="5">bmw</division>          <division id="6">buick</division>          <division id="7">cadillac</division>          <division id="8">chevrolet</division>          <division id="9">chrysler</division>          <division id="11">dodge</division>          <division id="46">ferrari</division>          <division id="59">fiat</division>          <division id="13">ford</division>          <division id="170">freightliner</division>          <division id="15">gmc</division>          <division id="16">honda</division>          <division id="17">hyundai</division>          <division id="18">infiniti</division>          <division id="19">isuzu</division>          <division id="20">jaguar</division>          <division id="21">jeep</division>          <division id="22">kia</division>          <division id="47">lamborghini</division>          <division id="23">land rover</division>          <division id="24">lexus</division>          <division id="25">lincoln</division>          <division id="48">lotus</division>          <division id="53">maserati</division>          <division id="26">mazda</division>          <division id="61">mclaren</division>          <division id="27">mercedes-benz</division>          <division id="2">mini</division>          <division id="29">mitsubishi</division>          <division id="30">nissan</division>          <division id="34">porsche</division>          <division id="57">ram</division>          <division id="49">rolls-royce</division>          <division id="52">scion</division>          <division id="42">smart</division>          <division id="37">subaru</division>          <division id="56">tesla</division>          <division id="39">toyota</division>          <division id="40">volkswagen</division>          <division id="41">volvo</division>       </divisions> ';  $parse = simplexml_load_string($xml);  print_r($parse); 

the problem is it's not keeping attribute values in xml like

<division id="1">acura</division> <division id="44">aston martin</division> 

the php erasing like:

array (   0 => 'acura',   1 => 'aston martin' ); 

i'm passing json need stay in format of array, need indexes value of division id attribute. it's outputting right now:

simplexmlelement object (      [responsestatus] => simplexmlelement object (          [@attributes] => array (              [responsecode] => successful              [description] => successful          )      )      [division] => array (          [0] => acura          [1] => aston martin          [2] => audi          [3] => bentley          [4] => bmw          [5] => buick          [6] => cadillac          [7] => chevrolet          [8] => chrysler          [9] => dodge          [10] => ferrari          [11] => fiat          [12] => ford          [13] => freightliner          [14] => gmc          [15] => honda          [16] => hyundai          [17] => infiniti          [18] => isuzu          [19] => jaguar          [20] => jeep          [21] => kia          [22] => lamborghini          [23] => land rover          [24] => lexus          [25] => lincoln          [26] => lotus          [27] => maserati          [28] => mazda          [29] => mclaren          [30] => mercedes-benz          [31] => mini          [32] => mitsubishi          [33] => nissan          [34] => porsche          [35] => ram          [36] => rolls-royce          [37] => scion          [38] => smart          [39] => subaru          [40] => tesla          [41] => toyota          [42] => volkswagen          [43] => volvo      )  ) 

thank help!

simplexml taking group of <division> elements , creating array out of them , assigning indexes sees fit.

what can nest <id></id> , <name></name> tag within each <division></division> element , foreach way through new array of simplexmlobjects , data way.

so if have xml code looks this:

<divisions>     <division>         <id>16</id>         <name>honda</name>     </divsion>     <division>         <id>45</id>         <name>bently</name>     </division>     <division>         <id>1</id>         <name>acura</name>     </division> </divisions> 

you process this:

$xml = simplexml_load_file("divisions.xml"); $divisions = array();  foreach($xml $division) {     $divisions[(int)$division->id] = (string)$division->name; }  var_dump($divisions);  //var dump produce array of...  array (size=3)   16 => string 'honda' (length=5)   45 => string 'bently' (length=6)   1 => string 'acura' (length=5) 

that put of indexes in right place.