XMLReader::open

    (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    XMLReader::open — Set the URI containing the XML to parse

    Description

    public static XMLReader::open(string $uri, ?string $encoding = null, int $flags = 0): XMLReader
    public XMLReader::open(string $uri, ?string $encoding = null, int $flags = 0): bool

    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.

    Errors/Exceptions

    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.

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