XMLReader::XML

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

XMLReader::XMLSet the data containing the XML to parse

Description

public static XMLReader::XML(string $source, ?string $encoding = null, int $flags = 0): bool|XMLReader

Set the data containing the XML to parse.

Parameters

source

String containing the XML to be parsed.

encoding

The document encoding or null.

flags

A bitmask of the LIBXML_* constants.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure. If called statically, returns an XMLReader or false on failure.

Errors/Exceptions

This method may be called statically, but prior to PHP 8.0.0, will issue an E_DEPRECATED error in this case.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 XMLReader::XML() is now declared as static method, but can still be called on an XMLReader instance.

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