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# DOMDocument::validate

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DOMDocument::validate — Validates the document based on its DTD

### Beschreibung

bool DOMDocument::validate ( void )

Validates the document based on its DTD.

You can also use the validateOnParse property of DOMDocument to make a DTD validation.

### Rückgabewerte

Gibt bei Erfolg `TRUE` zurück, im Fehlerfall `FALSE`. If the document have no DTD attached, this method will return `FALSE`.

### Beispiele

Beispiel #1 Example of DTD validation

`<?php
$dom = new DOMDocument;
$dom->Load('book.xml');
if ($dom->validate()) {
echo "This document is valid!\n";
}
?>`

You can also validate your XML file while loading it:

`<?php
$dom = new DOMDocument;
$dom->validateOnParse = true;
$dom->Load('book.xml');
?>`

### Siehe auch

- DOMDocument::schemaValidate
- DOMDocument::schemaValidateSource
- DOMDocument::relaxNGValidate
- DOMDocument::relaxNGValidateSource

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