XMLReader::open
PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8
XMLReader::open - Set the URI containing the XML to parse
Manual
XMLReader::open(
string$uri,
[string|null$encoding = null],
[int$flags = 0] ): public static bool|XMLReader
Set the URI containing the XML document to be parsed.
Parameters
- uri
-
URI pointing to the document.
- encoding
-
The document encoding or null.
- flags
-
A bitmask of the LIBXML_* constants.
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure. If called statically, returns an XMLReader or false on failure.
Exceptions and Errors
This method may be called statically, but prior to PHP 8.0.0, will issue an E_DEPRECATED error in this case.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
| 8.0.0 | XMLReader::open is now declared as static method, but can still be called on an XMLReader instance. |