PHP | DOMDocument createCDATASection() Function
The DOMDocument::createCDATASection() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to create a new instance of class DOMCDATASection.
Syntax:
DOMCDATASection DOMDocument::createCDATASection( string $data )
Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $data which holds the content of the cdata.
Return Value: This function returns the new DOMCDATASection on success or FALSE on failure.
Below programs illustrate the DOMDocument::createCDATASection() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php   // Create a new DOMDocument $domDocument = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'iso-8859-1');   // Use createCDATASection() function to create a new cdata node $domElement = $domDocument->createCDATASection('zambiatek');   // Append element in the document $domDocument->appendChild($domElement);   // Save the XML file and display it echo $domDocument->saveXML();   ?> |
Output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <![CDATA[zambiatek]]>
Program 2:
<?php   // Create a new DOMDocument $domDocument = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'iso-8859-1');   // Use createComment() function to create a new comment node $domComment = $domDocument->createComment('Create CDATA file');   // Use createCDATASection() function to create a new cdata node $domElement = $domDocument->createCDATASection('zambiatek');   // Append element to the document $domDocument->appendChild($domComment); $domDocument->appendChild($domElement);   // Save the XML file and display it echo $domDocument->saveXML();   ?> |
Output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <!--Create CDATA file--> <![CDATA[zambiatek]]>
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/domdocument.createcdatasection.php
