PHP | DOMEntityReference __construct() function

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The DOMEntityReference::__construct() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to create a new DOMEntityReference object.

Syntax:

public DOMEntityReference::__construct( string $name )

Parameters:This function accepts a single parameter $name which holds the name of the entity reference.

Below given programs illustrate the DOMEntityReference::__construct() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php 
// Create a new DOMDocument 
$dom = new DOMDocument(); 
  
// Add the node to the dom 
$element = $dom->appendChild(new DOMElement('H1')); 
    
// Add the DOM Entity Reference as a child 
$entity = $element->appendChild(new DOMEntityReference('zambiatek')); 
  
// Render the XML 
echo $dom->saveXML(); 
?> 

Output:

Program 2:

<?php 
// Create a new DOMDocument 
$dom = new DOMDocument(); 
  
// Add the node to the dom 
$element = $dom->appendChild(new DOMElement('body')); 
    
// Add the DOM Entity Reference as a child 
$entity = $element->appendChild(new DOMEntityReference('zambiatek')); 
  
// View the name of node 
echo $entity->nodeName; 
?> 