# DOMImplementation->createDocument()

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DOMImplementation->createDocument() — Creates a DOMDocument object of the specified type with its document element

### Description

DOMImplementation
DOMDocument createDocument ([ string `$namespaceURI` [, string `$qualifiedName` [, DOMDocumentType `$doctype` ]]] )

Creates a DOMDocument object of the specified type with its document element.

### Parameters

`namespaceURI`

  The namespace URI of the document element to create.

`qualifiedName`

  The qualified name of the document element to create.

`doctype`

  The type of document to create or `NULL`.

### Return Values

A new DOMDocument object. If `namespaceURI` , `qualifiedName` , and `doctype` are null, the returned DOMDocument is empty with no document element

### Errors/Exceptions

`DOM_WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR`

  Raised if `doctype` has already been used with a different document or was created from a different implementation.

`DOM_NAMESPACE_ERR`

  Raised if there is an error with the namespace, as determined by `namespaceURI` and `qualifiedName` .

### See Also

- DOMDocument->__construct()
- DOMImplementation->createDocumentType()