[edit] Last updated: Fri, 25 May 2012

DomDocument::create_element

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0)

DomDocument::create_element — Create new element node

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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. Acest nod nu va apărea în document dacă nu este inserat cu domnode_append_child () de exemplu.

The return value is FALSE if an error occurred.

DomDocument::create_entity_reference

DomDocument::create_element_ns

[edit] Last updated: Fri, 25 May 2012

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arimbourg at ariworld dot eu 16-Mar-2009 07:59


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 04:46


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



<link ...>

dk 24-Nov-2003 04:58


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 12:15


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 08:40


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 10:27


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");

?>

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