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DomDocument::create_processing_instruction

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0)

DomDocument::create_processing_instruction — Creates new PI node

Description

domprocessinginstruction DomDocument::create_processing_instruction ( string $content )

This function returns a new instance of class DomCData. The content of the pi is the value of the passed parameter. This node will not show up in the document unless it is inserted with (e.g.) domnode_append_child().

The return value is FALSE if an error occurred.

DomDocument::create_text_node

DomDocument::create_entity_reference

[edit] Last updated: Fri, 18 May 2012

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fru at not dot spam dot com 03-Aug-2004 11:31


note that

string DomDocument->

   create_processing_instruction ( string contenido)

takes two arguments:

- first: the processing instruction,

- second: the arguments and values of

      the processing instruction

:::so must be:

string DomDocument->

    create_processing_instruction ( string prInst,

           string contenido)

AlanCanon 26-May-2004 11:20


There's an error in both the above examples: it's "xml-stylesheet," not "xsl-stylesheet.Corrected examples:



    $pi = $dom->create_processing_instruction

    (

      "xml-stylesheet",

      "type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"$stylesheet\""

    );

    $dom->append_child($pi);

apoco at cox dot net 02-Dec-2003 05:34


That prior user example creates an invalid processing insruction under 4.3.4.  The first parameter is the processing instruction, and the second can be used for the attributes of the PI.   Here's a code snippet I used to insert a stylesheet:



<?php



$pi = $doc->create_processing_instruction(

  "xsl-stylesheet", 

  "type=\"text/xsl\" href=\"$stylesheet\"");

$doc->append_child($pi);



?>

rj.kamp at hccnet dot nl 21-Oct-2003 01:29


Please note that you have to use this function the following way to add a stylsheetr for client side processing.



$pi = $myDoc->create_processing_instruction('','xsl-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="path_to_my_stylesheet"');



$myDoc->append_child($pi);



And note you have to add this to the document before the rootnode.

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