DOMImplementation::createDocument
(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
DOMImplementation::createDocument — Creates a DOMDocument object of the specified type with its document element
Description
$namespace = null, string $qualifiedName = "", ?DOMDocumentType $doctype = null): DOMDocument|falseCreates 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. If
namespace, qualifiedName,
and doctype are null, the returned
DOMDocument is empty with no document element
Errors/Exceptions
-
DOM_WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR -
Raised if
doctypehas 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
namespaceandqualifiedName.
Prior to PHP 8.0.0 this method
could be called statically, but would issue an E_DEPRECATED error.
As of PHP 8.0.0 calling this method statically throws an Error exception
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.3 |
namespace is now nullable.
|
| 8.0.0 |
doctype is now nullable.
|
See Also
- DOMDocument::__construct() - Creates a new DOMDocument object
- DOMImplementation::createDocumentType() - Creates an empty DOMDocumentType object
