xml_set_default_handler

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

xml_set_default_handlerSet up default handler

Description

xml_set_default_handler(XMLParser $parser, callable $handler): true

Sets the default handler function for the XML parser parser.

Parameters

parser

The XML parser.

handler

If null or an empty string is passed, the handler is reset to its default state.

If handler is a callable, the callable is set as the handler.

If handler is a string, it can be the name of a method of an object set with xml_set_object().

The signature of the handler must be:

handler(XMLParser $parser, string $data): void
parser
The XML parser calling the handler.
data
data contains the character data. This may be the XML declaration, document type declaration, entities or other data for which no other handler exists.

Return Values

Always returns true.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 parser expects an XMLParser instance now; previously, a valid xml resource was expected.