(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
DOMDocument::loadXML — Load XML from a string
public DOMDocument::loadXML(string $source, int $options = 0): bool
Loads an XML document from a string.
sourceThe string containing the XML.
options Bitwise OR of the libxml option constants.
If an empty string is passed as the source, a warning will be generated. This warning is not generated by libxml and cannot be handled using libxml's error handling functions.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.3.0 | This function now has a tentative bool return type. |
| 8.0.0 | Calling this function statically will now throw an Error. Previously, an E_DEPRECATED was raised. |
Example #1 Creating a Document
<?php
$doc = new DOMDocument();
$doc->loadXML('<root><node/></root>');
echo $doc->saveXML();
?>
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