DOMDocument::createEntityReference

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

DOMDocument::createEntityReference — Create new entity reference node

Description

public DOMDocument::createEntityReference(string $name): DOMEntityReference|false

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 occurred.

Errors/Exceptions

DOM_INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR

Raised if name contains an invalid character.

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