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xml_error_string	xml_get_current_column_number

XML Parser Functions	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

xml_get_current_byte_index

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

xml_get_current_byte_index — Get current byte index for an XML parser

Description

function xml_get_current_byte_index(XMLParser $parser): int

Gets the current byte index of the given XML parser.

Parameters

parser: A reference to the XML parser to get byte index from.

Return Values

Returns which byte index the parser is currently at in its data buffer (starting at 0).

Changelog

Version	Description
8.0.0	`parser` expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a valid `xml` resource was expected.

Notes

Warning

This function returns byte index according to UTF-8 encoded text disregarding if input is in another encoding.

See Also

xml_get_current_column_number() - Get current column number for an XML parser
xml_get_current_line_number() - Get current line number for an XML parser

xml_error_string	xml_get_current_column_number

XML Parser Functions	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026