(PHP 8)
DOMElement::replaceWith — Replaces the element with new nodes
Replaces the element with new nodes.
nodesThe replacement nodes. Strings are automatically converted to text nodes.
No value is returned.
DOM_HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERRnodes, or if the node to
put in is one of this node's ancestors or this node itself.
DOM_WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERRnodes was created from a different
document than the one that created this node.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.3.0 |
Calling this method on a node without a parent is now a no-op to align the behaviour with the DOM specification.
Previously this threw a
DOMException with code
DOM_HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR.
|
Example #1 DOMElement::replaceWith() example
Replaces the element with new nodes.
<?php
$doc = new DOMDocument;
$doc->loadXML("<container><hello/></container>");
$cdata = $doc->documentElement->firstChild;
$cdata->replaceWith("beautiful", $doc->createElement("world"));
echo $doc->saveXML();
?>The above example will output:
<?xml version="1.0"?> <container>beautiful<world/></container>