php-doc-en/reference/domxml/functions/domxml-open-file.xml
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<refentry id="function.domxml-open-file">
<refnamediv>
<refname>domxml_open_file</refname>
<refpurpose>Creates a DOM object from XML file</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>object</type><methodname>domxml_open_file</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>filename</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>mode</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>array</type><parameter>&amp;error</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
The function parses the XML document in the file named
<parameter>filename</parameter> and returns an object of class
"Dom document", having the properties as listed above.
The file is accessed read-only.
</para>
<para>
Optional parameter <parameter>mode</parameter> can be used to change the
behavior of this function. It was added in PHP 4.3.0. You can use one of
the following constants for it:
<constant>DOMXML_LOAD_PARSING</constant> (default),
<constant>DOMXML_LOAD_VALIDATING</constant> or
<constant>DOMXML_LOAD_RECOVERING</constant>.
You can add to it also <constant>DOMXML_LOAD_DONT_KEEP_BLANKS</constant>,
<constant>DOMXML_LOAD_SUBSTITUTE_ENTITIES</constant> and
<constant>DOMXML_LOAD_COMPLETE_ATTRS</constant> by
<link linkend="language.operators.bitwise">bitwise or</link>.
</para>
<para>
If the <parameter>error</parameter> parameter is used, it will contain the
error messages. <parameter>error</parameter> must be passed in by
<link linkend="language.references">reference</link>. The parameter was
added in PHP 4.3.0.
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title>Opening an XML document from a file</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
if (!$dom = domxml_open_file("example.xml")) {
echo "Error while parsing the document\n";
exit;
}
$root = $dom->document_element();
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
<para>
See also <function>domxml_open_mem</function>, and
<function>domxml_new_doc</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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