startElement('{http://sabredav.org/ns}elem1'); $writer->write('hiiii!'); $writer->endElement(); } /** * The deserialize method is called during xml parsing. * * This method is called statictly, this is because in theory this method * may be used as a type of constructor, or factory method. * * Often you want to return an instance of the current class, but you are * free to return other data as well. * * Important note 2: You are responsible for advancing the reader to the * next element. Not doing anything will result in a never-ending loop. * * If you just want to skip parsing for this element altogether, you can * just call $reader->next(); * * $reader->parseSubTree() will parse the entire sub-tree, and advance to * the next element. * * @param Xml\Reader $reader * @return mixed */ static function xmlDeserialize(Xml\Reader $reader) { $reader->next(); return 'foobar'; } }