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DOMDocument->validate()

Validates the document based on its DTD ()

DOMDocument {
  bool validate();
}

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 531. 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');
?>