# DOMDocument->createEntityReference()

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DOMDocument->createEntityReference() — Create new entity reference node

### Description

DOMDocument
DOMEntityReference createEntityReference ( string `$name` )

This function creates a new instance of class DOMEntityReference. This node will not show up in the document unless it is inserted with e.g. DOMNode->appendChild().

### Parameters

`name`

  The content of the entity reference, e.g. the entity reference minus the leading & and the trailing ; characters.

### Return Values

The new DOMEntityReference or `FALSE` if an error occured.

### Errors/Exceptions

`DOM_INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR`

  Raised if `name` contains an invalid character.

### See Also

- DOMNode->appendChild()
- DOMDocument->createAttribute()
- DOMDocument->createAttributeNS()
- DOMDocument->createCDATASection()
- DOMDocument->createComment()
- DOMDocument->createDocumentFragment()
- DOMDocument->createElement()
- DOMDocument->createElementNS()
- DOMDocument->createProcessingInstruction()
- DOMDocument->createTextNode()