DOMElement::insertAdjacentElement
PHP function
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(PHP 8 >= 8.3.0)
Insert adjacent element
Description
DOMElement::insertAdjacentElement(string $where, DOMElement $element): DOMElement|null
Inserts an element at a relative position given by where.
Parameters
wherebeforebegin- Insert before the target element.afterbegin- Insert as the first child of the target element.beforeend- Insert as the last child of the target element.afterend- Insert after the target element.
elementThe element to insert.
Return Values
Return DOMElement or null on failure.
Examples
DOMElement::insertAdjacentElement example
php
<?php
$dom = new DOMDocument();
$dom->loadXML('<?xml version="1.0"?><container><p>foo</p></container>');
$container = $dom->documentElement;
$p = $container->firstElementChild;
$p->insertAdjacentElement('beforebegin', $dom->createElement('A'));
echo $dom->saveXML();
?>The above example will output:
output
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<container><A/><p>foo</p></container>See Also
DOMElement::insertAdjacentText