DOMDocument::createElement

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

Create new element node

public DOMElement DOMDocument::createElement ( string $name [, string $value ] )

This function creates a new instance of class DOMElement. This node will not show up in the document unless it is inserted with (e.g.) DOMNode::appendChild().

Parameters:

name

The tag name of the element.

value

The value of the element. By default, an empty element will be created. The value can also be set later with DOMElement::$nodeValue.

Returns:

Returns a new instance of class DOMElement or FALSE if an error occurred.

Exception:

Raised if name contains an invalid character.

Notes:

The value will not be escaped. Use DOMDocument::createTextNode() to create a text node with escaping support.

Examples:

Creating a new element and inserting it as root

<?php
 
$dom = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'utf-8');
 
$element = $dom->createElement('test', 'This is the root element!');
 
// We insert the new element as root (child of the document)
$dom->appendChild($element);
 
echo $dom->saveXML();
?>

The above example will output:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<test>This is the root element!</test>