function outputXML($dates)
{
$doc = new DomDocument('1.0');
$root = $doc->createElement('root');
$root = $doc->appendChild($root);
for ($i = 0; $i < count($dates); $i++) {
$date_node = $doc->createElement('date');
$date_node = $root->appendChild($date_node);
appendAttribute($doc, $date_node, "full", $dates[$i]);
appendAttribute($doc, $date_node, "date", _parseDate($dates[$i]));
}
$xml_string = $doc->saveXML();
echo "{$xml_string}";
}
function appendNewsNodeItems($newsNode, $newsitem)
{
global $doc, $root;
appendAttribute($doc, $newsNode, 'url', $newsitem['url']);
appendAttribute($doc, $newsNode, 'id', $newsitem['id']);
$sectionNode = appendElement($doc, $newsNode, 'section');
appendTextNode($doc, $sectionNode, $newsitem['section']);
$headlineNode = appendElement($doc, $newsNode, 'headline');
appendTextNode($doc, $headlineNode, urldecode($newsitem['headline']));
$summaryNode = appendElement($doc, $newsNode, 'summary');
appendTextNode($doc, $summaryNode, urldecode($newsitem['summary']));
$byNode = appendElement($doc, $newsNode, 'byline');
appendTextNode($doc, $byNode, $newsitem['byline']);
$updatedNode = appendElement($doc, $newsNode, 'updatedTime');
appendTextNode($doc, $updatedNode, $newsitem['updatedTime']);
$createdNode = appendElement($doc, $newsNode, 'createdTime');
appendTextNode($doc, $createdNode, $newsitem['createdTime']);
$pubNode = appendElement($doc, $newsNode, 'pubDate');
appendTextNode($doc, $pubNode, $newsitem['pubDate']);
}