DOMDocument->validate()
DOMDocument->validate() --
Validates the document based on its DTD
Description
class
DOMDocument {
bool
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";
}
?>
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You can also validate your XML file while loading it:
<?php
$dom = new DOMDocument;
$dom->validateOnParse = true;
$dom->Load('book.xml');
?>
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