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PHP xml_parser_create() Function


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Definition and Usage

The xml_parser_create() function creates an XML parser.

This function returns a resource handle to be used by other XML functions on success, or FALSE on failure.

Syntax

xml_parser_create(encoding)

Parameter Description
encoding Optional. Specifies the output encoding. Default in PHP 5.0.2 and newer is UTF-8

Possible values:

  • ISO-8859-1
  • UTF-8
  • US-ASCII.

Note: In PHP 5, the input encoding is automatically detected. In PHP 4 and older versions, this paramterer specifies the character encoding for the input and output

Note: In PHP 5.0.0 and 5.0.1, default output charset is ISO-8859-1


Tips and Notes

Tip: To free the xml parser, use the xml_parser_free() function.

Tip: To create an XML parser with namespace support, use the xml_parser_create_ns() function instead.


Example

<?php
$xmlparser = xml_parser_create();

xml_parser_free($xmlparser);
?>

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