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DomDocument->add_root

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DomDocument->add_root -- Adds a root node [deprecated]

Description

resource DomDocument->add_root ( string name)

Warning

This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the name of this function, and anything else documented about this function may change without notice in a future release of PHP. Use this function at your own risk.

Adds a root element node to a dom document and returns the new node. The element name is given in the passed parameter.

Example 1. Creating a simple HTML document header

<?php $doc = domxml_new_doc("1.0"); $root = $doc->add_root("HTML"); $head = $root->new_child("HEAD", ""); $head->new_child("TITLE", "Hier der Titel"); echo htmlentities($doc->dump_mem()); ?>