output as XML to browser and indent

[csbdeady]

I am using SimpleXML as follows:

$result = $objSimpleXML->asxml();
echo "<pre>".htmlspecialchars($result)."</pre>"

to output some XML to the browser window, however it is appearing as:

<a><b><c></c></b></a>

but I would like it to appear indented (and thus readable!):

<a>
<b>
<c></c>
</b>
</a>

I know XSL and indent="yes" but I am wondering if there is a nice quick easy SimpleXML way to do this without an XSL stylesheet?

Thanks
-C

 

[tsuji]

...such as pass it through tidy extension.
[tt]
$result = $objSimpleXML->asxml();
$tidy=new tidy();
$config=array("input-xml"=>true,"indent"=>4,"output-xml"=>true);
$tidy->parseString($result,$config);
echo "<pre>".$tidy."</pre>";
[/tt]

 

[tsuji]

Forgotten to apply escaping at the last line. It should be read like this.
[tt] echo "<pre>".[blue]htmlspecialchars($tidy)[/blue]."</pre>";[/tt]

 

[csbdeady]

Tidy is the perfect answer, but having just checked it is unfortunately not available on the ISP in question
I may just have to do a good-ole fashioned XSL transformation *sigh*.
-C