# XMLReader::XML

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2)

XMLReader::XML — Set the data containing the XML to parse

### Description

XMLReader
bool xml ( string `$source` [, string `$encoding` [, int `$options` ]] )

Set the data containing the XML to parse.

### Parameters

`source`

  String containing the XML to be parsed.

`encoding`

  The document encoding or `NULL`.

`options`

  A bitmask of the XMLReader Options constants.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### ChangeLog

Version | Description
--- | ---
5.2.0 | `encoding` and `options` were added.

### See Also

- XMLReader::open
- XMLReader::close