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DOMDocument->load()

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DOMDocument->load() --  Load XML from a file

Description

class DOMDocument {

bool load ( string filename )

}

Loads an XML document from a file.

This method may also be called statically to load and create a DOMDocument object. The static invocation may be used when no DOMDocument properties need to be set prior to loading.

Parameters

filename

The path to the XML document.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example 1. Creating a Document

<?php
$doc = DOMDocument::load('book.xml');
echo $doc->saveXML();

$doc = new DOMDocument();
$doc->load('book.xml');
echo $doc->saveXML();
?>

See Also

DOMDocument->loadXML()
DOMDocument->save()
DOMDocument->saveXML()

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