Add attribute to the element in xml

[HardCoreMore]

How can i add attribute at the same time when i am createing new element.

This is code for creating new element.

$book = simplexml_load_file('user.xml');
$dom = dom_import_simplexml($book);
$dom->appendChild(new DOMElement("user", "New Value"));

How can i add attribute to this new user element when i  create it?

 

This is xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>

<user id="34">
<pic>value</pic>
<pic>value</pic>
<pic>value</pic>
</user>



<userid="45">
<pic>value</pic>
<pic>value</pic>
<pic>value</pic>
</user>

<user id="22">
<pic>value</pic>
<pic>value</pic>
<pic>value</pic>
</user>

</root>

 

Please help i searched the web but i really can't find it.

[HardCoreMore]

Or if you can tell me how to can i determine last child of user node with xml that would be of great help.

[imzeeshan]

Why not use just simplexml only . specifically SimpleXMLElement->addAttribute

 

DomDocument is too cumbersome.

[HardCoreMore]

Hey i figure it out i import simple xml into dom with dom_import_simplexml($book);

and dom into simple xml with simplexml_import_dom($book);

 

I needed dom cauz i didn't know how to determine last child with simple xml.

[imzeeshan]

Determining the last child with simple xml is simple again.

 

Use a for loop or for each after the xpath result.