DomNode->add_namespace

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0)

DomNode->add_namespace — Adds a namespace declaration to a node

Description

bool DOMNode::add_namespace ( string $uri , string $prefix )

This method adds a namespace declaration to a node.

Note:

This method is not part of the DOM specification.

Parameters

uri

The namespace URI of the node.

prefix

The namespace prefix of the node.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Migrating to PHP 5

You can set the namespace URI and prefix of a DOMElement or a DOMAttr at creation time by using DOMDocument::createElementNS or DOMDocument::createAttributeNS.

Note:

Remember the an attribute does not inherit its namespace from the element it is attached to.

See Also

• DomDocument->create_element_ns
• DomNode->set_namespace