XMLReader
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XMLReader::open

Set the URI containing the XML to parse

Description

public static XMLReader XMLReader::open(string $uri, stringnull $encoding = null, int $flags = 0)
public bool XMLReader::open(string $uri, stringnull $encoding = null, int $flags = 0)

Set 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
  • XMLReader::close