DOMDocument
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DOMDocument::adoptNode

Transfer a node from another document

Description

public DOMNodefalse DOMDocument::adoptNode(DOMNode $node)

Transfer a node from another document into the current document.

Parameters

node

The node to transfer.

Return Values

The node that was transfered, or false on error.

Errors/Exceptions

DOM_NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR

Raised if the node type is not supported for document transfers.

Examples

Example #1 DOMDocument::adoptNode example

Transfers the hello element from the first document to the second one. 

<?php
$doc1 = new DOMDocument;
$doc1->loadXML("<container><hello><world/></hello></container>");
$hello = $doc1->documentElement->firstChild;

$doc2 = new DOMDocument;
$doc2->loadXML("<root/>");
$doc2->documentElement->appendChild($doc2->adoptNode($hello));

echo $doc1->saveXML() . PHP_EOL;
echo $doc2->saveXML();
?>

The above example will output:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<container/>

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root><hello><world/></hello></root>

See Also

  • DOMDocument::importNode