PHP xml_set_external_entity_ref_handler() Function

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Definition and Usage

The xml_set_external_entity_ref_handler() function specifies a function to be called when the parser finds an external entity in the XML document.

Note: The handler parameter can also be an array containing an object reference and a method name.

xml_set_external_entity_ref_handler(parser, handler)

Parameter	Description
parser	Required. Specifies the XML parser to use
handler	Required. Specifies a function to be used as an event handler. The function must accept five parameters: $parser - A variable containing the XML parser calling the handler $name - A variable containing the name of the external entity $base - The base for resolving the system identifier (system_id) of the external entity. Currently, this is always an empty string $system_id - The system identifier as specified in the entity declaration $public_id - The public identifier as specified in the entity declaration

Parameter

Description

parser

Required. Specifies the XML parser to use

handler

Required. Specifies a function to be used as an event handler. The function must accept five parameters:

$parser - A variable containing the XML parser calling the handler
$name - A variable containing the name of the external entity
$base - The base for resolving the system identifier (system_id) of the external entity. Currently, this is always an empty string
$system_id - The system identifier as specified in the entity declaration
$public_id - The public identifier as specified in the entity declaration

Return Value:	TRUE on success. FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	4.0+

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