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PHP | DOMEntityReference __construct() function

The DOMEntityReference::__construct() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to create a new DOMEntityReference object.

Syntax:

public DOMEntityReference::__construct( string $name )

Parameters:This function accepts a single parameter $name which holds the name of the entity reference.

Below given programs illustrate the DOMEntityReference::__construct() function in PHP:

Program 1:




<?php
// Create a new DOMDocument
$dom = new DOMDocument();
  
// Add the node to the dom
$element = $dom->appendChild(new DOMElement('H1'));
    
// Add the DOM Entity Reference as a child
$entity = $element->appendChild(new DOMEntityReference('neveropen'));
  
// Render the XML
echo $dom->saveXML();
?>


Output:

Program 2:




<?php
// Create a new DOMDocument
$dom = new DOMDocument();
  
// Add the node to the dom
$element = $dom->appendChild(new DOMElement('body'));
    
// Add the DOM Entity Reference as a child
$entity = $element->appendChild(new DOMEntityReference('neveropen'));
  
// View the name of node
echo $entity->nodeName;
?>


Output:

neveropen

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/domentityreference.construct.php

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