Last updated: Fri, 24 Feb 2012

DomDocument::create_element

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0)

DomDocument::create_element — Create new element node

Descrição

domelement DomDocument::create_element ( string $name )

This function returns a new instance of class DomElement. The tag name of the element is the value of the passed parameter. Este nó não será exibido no documento a não ser que ele seja inserido, por exemplo, com domnode_append_child().

The return value is FALSE if an error occurred.

DomDocument::create_entity_reference

DomDocument::create_element_ns

Last updated: Fri, 24 Feb 2012

User Contributed Notes
DomDocument::create_element

arimbourg at ariworld dot eu
16-Mar-2009 10:59


It seem that the domDocument 'create_element' method don't work anymore in php 5.2.6.

We have to use the DOM 'createElement' instead.

Mikael Ljungberg
03-May-2005 07:46


When creating empty nodes like xhtml:link, the output misses the closing slash. This is what I got:



<link ...>

dk
24-Nov-2003 09:58


The first example on this page is also a bit verbose. Since the DomElement class inherits/extends the DomNode class, one does not, in fact, have to get another reference to the first node. The create_element method has already given you that reference. (Also, the last line passes a string to the append_child method, instead of a DomNode object) Simplified:



<?

$new_element = $dom->create_element("new_element");

$new_element->append_child($another_element);

$oldTag->append_child($new_element);

?>

Jorrit Kronjee
05-Nov-2003 05:15


The example done by Nico Almhoedi has a small error.



Since append_child only accepts DomElement (which is an object), it should've been: 



$new_element = DomDocument->create_element("new_el");

$new_node = $existent_node->append_child($new_element);

Nico almhoedi at gmx dot de
04-Jan-2003 01:40


It's easier possible since DomNode->append_child($new_element) returns the new child as an object, so you can refer to it immediately.



To append a child to the node $existent_node:



$new_element = DomDocument->create_element("new_el");

$new_node = $existent_node->append_child("new_el");



see Manual DomNode->append_child()

greg@cabinetuk
13-Nov-2002 03:27


Its important to remember, when adding a created element to an existing node using append_child(), that if you want to then add another element to that node you have to go back and set up a DOMNode instance using DOMDocument_get_elements_by_tagname or similar before you can append another node onto it.



eg



<?

$new_element = $dom->create_element("new_element");

$oldTag->append_child($new_element);

//Go back and set up new element as DOMNode

$new_elementArray = $dom->get_elements_by_tagname("new_element");

$new_elementTag = $new_elementArray[0];//(if theres more than one use a for loop)



$new_elementTag->append_child("another_new_element");

?>

DomDocument::create_entity_reference

DomDocument::create_element_ns

Last updated: Fri, 24 Feb 2012