xml_set_character_data_handler

Set up character data handler

Description

true xml_set_character_data_handler(XMLParser $parser, callable $handler)

Sets the character data handler function for the XML parser parser.

Parameters

parser

The XML parser.

handler

If null or an empty string is passed, the handler is reset to its default state.

If handler is a callable, the callable is set as the handler.

If handler is a string, it can be the name of a method of an object set with xml_set_object.

The signature of the handler must be:

void handler(XMLParser $parser, string $data)
parser
The XML parser calling the handler.
data
Character data as a string.

Character data handler is called for every piece of a text in the XML document. It can be called multiple times inside each fragment (e.g. for non-ASCII strings).

Return Values

Always returns true.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 parser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a valid xml resource was expected.