DOMDocument::createEntityReference

(PHP 5)

DOMDocument::createEntityReference — Create new entity reference node

Description

DOMEntityReference DOMDocument::createEntityReference ( string $name )

This function creates a new instance of class DOMEntityReference. This node will not show up in the document unless it is inserted with (e.g.) DOMNode->appendChild().

Parameters

name

The content of the entity reference, e.g. the entity reference minus the leading & and the trailing ; characters.

Return Values

The new DOMEntityReference or FALSE if an error occured.

Errors/Exceptions

DOM_INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR

Raised if name contains an invalid character.

See Also

• DOMNode::appendChild() - Adds new child at the end of the children
• DOMDocument::createAttribute() - Create new attribute
• DOMDocument::createAttributeNS() - Create new attribute node with an associated namespace
• DOMDocument::createCDATASection() - Create new cdata node
• DOMDocument::createComment() - Create new comment node
• DOMDocument::createDocumentFragment() - Create new document fragment
• DOMDocument::createElement() - Create new element node
• DOMDocument::createElementNS() - Create new element node with an associated namespace
• DOMDocument::createProcessingInstruction() - Creates new PI node
• DOMDocument::createTextNode() - Create new text node