DOMImplementation::createDocument

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

DOMImplementation::createDocument Creates a DOMDocument object of the specified type with its document element

Description

publicDOMImplementation::createDocument(?string$namespace = null, string$qualifiedName = "", ?DOMDocumentType$doctype = null): DOMDocument|false

Creates a DOMDocument object of the specified type with its document element.

Parameters

namespace

The namespace URI of the document element to create.

qualifiedName

The qualified name of the document element to create.

doctype

The type of document to create or null.

Return Values

A new DOMDocument object or false on error. If namespace, qualifiedName, and doctype are null, the returned DOMDocument is empty with no document element

Errors/Exceptions

DOM_WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR

Raised if doctype has already been used with a different document or was created from a different implementation.

DOM_NAMESPACE_ERR

Raised if there is an error with the namespace, as determined by namespace and qualifiedName.

Changelog

VersionDescription
8.0.3namespace is now nullable.
8.0.0doctype is now nullable.
8.0.0 Calling this function statically will now throw an Error. Previously, an E_DEPRECATED was raised.

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