DOMDocument::createEntityReference
(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
DOMDocument::createEntityReference — Create new entity reference node
Description
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.
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