XMLReader::open

Set the URI containing the XML to parse

Description

public bool XMLReader::open ( string $URI [, string $encoding [, int $options = 0 ]] )

Set the URI containing the XML document to be parsed.

Parameters

URI

URI pointing to the document.

encoding

The document encoding or NULL.

options

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.

Errors/Exceptions

This method may be called statically, but will issue an E_STRICT error.

Changelog

Version Description
5.2.0 encoding and options were added.

See Also

  • XMLReader::xml
  • XMLReader::close