DOMDocument::validate
(PHP 5)
DOMDocument::validate — Validates the document based on its DTD
Description
public bool DOMDocument::validate
( void
)
Validates the document based on its DTD.
You can also use the validateOnParse property of DOMDocument to make a DTD validation.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
If the document have no DTD attached, this method will return FALSE.
Examples
Example #1 Example of DTD validation
<?php
$dom = new DOMDocument;
$dom->Load('book.xml');
if ($dom->validate()) {
echo "This document is valid!\n";
}
?>
You can also validate your XML file while loading it:
<?php
$dom = new DOMDocument;
$dom->validateOnParse = true;
$dom->Load('book.xml');
?>
See Also
- DOMDocument::schemaValidate() - Validates a document based on a schema
- DOMDocument::schemaValidateSource() - Validates a document based on a schema
- DOMDocument::relaxNGValidate() - Performs relaxNG validation on the document
- DOMDocument::relaxNGValidateSource() - Performs relaxNG validation on the document