XMLReader::XML

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

XMLReader::XML — Set the data containing the XML to parse

public static XMLReader::XML(string $source, ?string $encoding = null, int $flags = 0): XMLReader

public XMLReader::XML(string $source, ?string $encoding = null, int $flags = 0): bool

Set the data containing the XML to parse.

Returns true on success or false on failure. If called statically, returns an XMLReader or false on failure.

Passing an invalid encoding will throw a ValueError.
This method may be called statically, but prior to PHP 8.0.0, will issue an E_DEPRECATED error in this case.

Version	Description
8.4.0	Passing an invalid `encoding` will now throw a ValueError.
8.0.0	XMLReader::XML() is now declared as static method, but can still be called on an XMLReader instance.

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