(PHP >= 8.3)
DOMDocument::adoptNode — Transfer a node from another document
Transfer a node from another document into the current document.
node
The node to transfer.
The node that was transfered, or false
on error.
DOM_NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR
Raised if the node type is not supported for document transfers.
Example #1 DOMDocument::adoptNode() example
Transfers the hello element from the first document to the second one.
<?php$doc1 = new DOMDocument;$doc1->loadXML("<container><hello><world/></hello></container>");$hello = $doc1->documentElement->firstChild;$doc2 = new DOMDocument;$doc2->loadXML("<root/>");$doc2->documentElement->appendChild($doc2->adoptNode($hello));echo $doc1->saveXML() . PHP_EOL;echo $doc2->saveXML();?>
The above example will output:
<?xml version="1.0"?> <container/> <?xml version="1.0"?> <root><hello><world/></hello></root>