XMLReader::open
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
XMLReader::open — Set the URI containing the XML to parse
Description
$uri
, ?string $encoding
= null
, int $flags
= 0): bool|XMLReaderSet the URI containing the XML document to be parsed.
Parameters
-
uri
-
URI pointing to the document.
-
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::open() is now declared as static method, but can still be called on an XMLReader instance. |
See Also
- XMLReader::xml() - Set the data containing the XML to parse
- XMLReader::close() - Close the XMLReader input