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# DOMDocument::createElement

(PHP 5)

DOMDocument::createElement — Create new element node

### Description

DOMElement DOMDocument::createElement ( string `$name` [, string `$value` ] )

This function creates a new instance of class DOMElement. This node will not show up in the document unless it is inserted with (e.g.) DOMNode->appendChild().

### Parameters

`name`

  The tag name of the element.

`value`

  The value of the element. By default, an empty element will be created. The value can also be set later with DOMElement->nodeValue.

### Return Values

Returns a new instance of class DOMElement or `FALSE` if an error occured.

### Errors/Exceptions

`DOM_INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR`

  Raised if `name` contains an invalid character.

### Examples

Example #1 Creating a new element and inserting it as root

`<?php
$dom = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'utf-8');
$element = $dom->createElement('test', 'This is the root element!');
// We insert the new element as root (child of the document)
$dom->appendChild($element);
echo $dom->saveXML();
?>`

The above example will output:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <test>This is the root element!</test>

### Notes

> Note: The `value` will not be escaped. Use DOMDocument::createTextNode to create a text node with escaping support.

### See Also

- DOMNode::appendChild - Adds new child at the end of the children
- DOMDocument::createAttribute - Create new attribute
- DOMDocument::createAttributeNS - Create new attribute node with an associated namespace
- DOMDocument::createCDATASection - Create new cdata node
- DOMDocument::createComment - Create new comment node
- DOMDocument::createDocumentFragment - Create new document fragment
- DOMDocument::createElementNS - Create new element node with an associated namespace
- DOMDocument::createEntityReference - Create new entity reference node
- DOMDocument::createProcessingInstruction - Creates new PI node
- DOMDocument::createTextNode - Create new text node

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