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<Dom\CharacterDataDom\CharacterData::appendData>
^Dom\CharacterDataLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

Dom\CharacterData::after

(PHP 8 >= 8.4.0)

Dom\CharacterData::after — Adds nodes after the character data

Description

public function Dom\CharacterData::after(Dom\Node|string ...$nodes): void

Adds the passed nodes after the character data.

Parameters

nodes

Nodes to be added after the node. Strings are automatically converted to text nodes.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Errors/Exceptions

DOM_HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR

Raised if the parent is of a type that does not allow children of the type of one of the passed nodes, or if the node to put in is one of this node's ancestors or this node itself.

DOM_WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR

Raised if one of the passed nodes was created from a different document than the one that created this node.

Examples

Example #1 Dom\CharacterData::after() example

Adds nodes after the character data.

<?php
$doc = Dom\XMLDocument::createFromString("<container><![CDATA[hello]]></container>");
$cdata = $doc->documentElement->firstChild;

$cdata->after("beautiful", $doc->createElement("world"));

echo $doc->saveXML();
?>

The above example will output:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<container><![CDATA[hello]]>beautiful<world/></container>

See Also


<Dom\CharacterDataDom\CharacterData::appendData>
^Dom\CharacterDataLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026