php-doc-en/reference/dom/functions/dom-domdocument-validate.xml

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  <refentry id="function.dom-domdocument-validate">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>DOMDocument->validate</refname>
    <refpurpose>
     Validates the document based on its DTD
    </refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    &reftitle.description;
    <classsynopsis>
     <ooclass><classname>DOMDocument</classname></ooclass>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>bool</type>
      <methodname>validate</methodname>
      <void/>
     </methodsynopsis>
    </classsynopsis>
    <para>
     Validates the document based on its DTD. &return.success;
     If the document have no DTD attached, this method will return &false;.
    </para>
    <para>
     You can also use the <literal>validateOnParse</literal> property of 
     <classname>DOMDocument</classname> to make a DTD validation.
    </para>
    <example>
     <title>Example of DTD validation</title>
     <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$dom = new DOMDocument;
$dom->Load('book.xml');
if ($dom->validate()) {
    echo "This document is valid!\n";	
}
?>
]]>
     </programlisting>
     <para>
      You can also validate your XML file while loading it:
     </para>
     <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$dom = new DOMDocument;
$dom->validateOnParse = true;
$dom->Load('book.xml');
?>
]]>
     </programlisting>
    </example>
    <para>
     See also <link linkend="function.dom-domdocument-schemavalidate">DOMDocument->schemaValidate()</link>, 
     <link linkend="function.dom-domdocument-schemavalidatesource">DOMDocument->schemaValidateSource()</link>, 
     <link linkend="function.dom-domdocument-relaxngvalidate">DOMDocument->relaxNGValidate()</link>, 
     <link linkend="function.dom-domdocument-relaxngvalidatesource">DOMDocument->relaxNGValidateSource()</link>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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