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  <refentry id="function.DomDocument-create-element">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>DomDocument->create_element</refname>
    <refpurpose>Create new element node</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <methodsynopsis>
     <type>object</type><methodname>DomDocument->create_element</methodname>
     <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>name</parameter></methodparam>
    </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     This function returns a new instance of class
     <classname>DomElement</classname>. The tag name of the element is the
     value of the passed parameter.  This node will not show up in the
     document unless it is inserted with e.g.
     <function>domnode_append_child</function>.
    </para>
    <para>
     The return value is &false; if an error occurred.
    </para>
    <para>
     See also <function>domdocument_create_element_ns</function>,
              <function>domnode_append_child</function>,
              <function>domdocument_create_text</function>,
              <function>domdocument_create_comment</function>,
              <function>domdocument_create_attribute</function>,
              <function>domdocument_create_processing_instruction</function>,
              <function>domdocument_create_entity_reference</function>, and
              <function>domnode_insert_before</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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