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DOMCdataSection	DOMCharacterData

DOMCdataSection	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

DOMCdataSection::__construct

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

DOMCdataSection::__construct — Constructs a new DOMCdataSection object

Description

public function DOMCdataSection::__construct(string $data)

Constructs a new CDATA node. This works like the DOMText class.

Parameters

data: The value of the CDATA node. If not supplied, an empty CDATA node is created.

Examples

Example #1 Creating a new DOMCdataSection object

<?php

$dom = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'utf-8');
$element = $dom->appendChild(new DOMElement('root'));
$text = $element->appendChild(new DOMCdataSection('root value'));
echo $dom->saveXML();

?>

The above example will output:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root><![CDATA[root value]]></root>

See Also

DOMText::__construct() - Creates a new DOMText object
DOMDocument::createTextNode() - Create new text node

DOMCdataSection	DOMCharacterData

DOMCdataSection	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026