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XMLReader::expand

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

XMLReader::expand — Returns a copy of the current node as a DOM object

Description

public function XMLReader::expand(?DOMNode $baseNode = null): DOMNode|false

This method copies the current node and returns the appropriate DOM object.

Parameters

baseNode

A DOMNode defining the target DOMDocument for the created DOM object.

Return Values

The resulting DOMNode or false on error.


<XMLReader::closeXMLReader::fromStream>
^XMLReaderLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026