International PHP Conference Munich 2025

    DOMEntityReference::__construct

    (PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    DOMEntityReference::__construct — Creates a new DOMEntityReference object

    Description

    public DOMEntityReference::__construct(string $name)

    Creates a new DOMEntityReference object.

    Parameters

    name

    The name of the entity reference.

    Examples

    Example #1 Creating a new DOMEntityReference

    <?php

    $dom     = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'iso-8859-1');
    $element = $dom->appendChild(new DOMElement('root'));
    $entity = $element->appendChild(new DOMEntityReference('nbsp'));
    echo     $dom->saveXML(); /* <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><root>&nbsp;</root> */

    ?>

    See Also

    Found A Problem?

    Learn How To Improve This Page • Submit a Pull Request • Report a Bug
    ＋add a note

    User Contributed Notes

    There are no user contributed notes for this page.
    To Top

    Follow Lee on X/Twitter - Father, Husband, Serial builder creating AI, crypto, games & web tools. We are friends :) AI Will Come To Life!

    Check out: eBank.nz (Art Generator) | Netwrck.com (AI Tools) | Text-Generator.io (AI API) | BitBank.nz (Crypto AI) | ReadingTime (Kids Reading) | RewordGame | BigMultiplayerChess | WebFiddle | How.nz | Helix AI Assistant