DOMDocument::importNode
(PHP 5)
DOMDocument::importNode — Import node into current document
Description
This function returns a copy of the node to import and associates it with the current document.
Parameters
- importedNode
-
The node to import.
- deep
-
If set to TRUE, this method will recursively import the subtree under the importedNode.
Note:
To copy the nodes attributes deep needs to be set to TRUE
Return Values
The copied node or FALSE, if it cannot be copied.
Errors/Exceptions
DOMException is thrown if node cannot be imported.
Examples
Example #1 DOMDocument::importNode() example
Copying nodes between documents.
<?php
$orgdoc = new DOMDocument;
$orgdoc->loadXML("<root><element><child>text in child</child></element></root>");
// The node we want to import to a new document
$node = $orgdoc->getElementsByTagName("element")->item(0);
// Create a new document
$newdoc = new DOMDocument;
$newdoc->formatOutput = true;
// Add some markup
$newdoc->loadXML("<root><someelement>text in some element</someelement></root>");
echo "The 'new document' before copying nodes into it:\n";
echo $newdoc->saveXML();
// Import the node, and all its children, to the document
$node = $newdoc->importNode($node, true);
// And then append it to the "<root>" node
$newdoc->documentElement->appendChild($node);
echo "\nThe 'new document' after copying the nodes into it:\n";
echo $newdoc->saveXML();
?>
The above example will output:
The 'new document' before copying nodes into it:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<someelement>text in some element</someelement>
</root>
The 'new document' after copying the nodes into it:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<someelement>text in some element</someelement>
<element>
<child>text in child</child>
</element>
</root>