# DOMDocument->loadXML()

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DOMDocument->loadXML() — Load XML from a string

### Description

DOMDocument
mixed loadXML ( string `$source` [, int `$options` ] )

Loads an XML document from a string.

This method may also be called statically to load and create a DOMDocument object. The static invocation may be used when no DOMDocument properties need to be set prior to loading.

### Parameters

`source`

  The string containing the XML.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure. If called statically, returns a DOMDocument.

### Errors/Exceptions

If an empty string is passed as the `source` , a warning will be generated. This warning is not generated by libxml and cannot be handled using libxml's error handling functions.

### Examples

Example#1 Creating a Document

`<?php
$doc = new DOMDocument();
$doc->loadXML('<root><node/></root>');
echo $doc->saveXML();
?>`

Example#2 Static invocation of loadXML

`<?php
$doc = DOMDocument::loadXML('<root><node/></root>');
echo $doc->saveXML();
?>`

### See Also

- DOMDocument->load()
- DOMDocument->save()
- DOMDocument->saveXML()