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# DOMDocument->validate()

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DOMDocument->validate() -- Validates the document based on its DTD

## Descrição

class DOMDocument {
bool validate ( void )
}

Validates the document based on its DTD.

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

## Valores de retornado

Retorna `TRUE` em caso de sucesso ou `FALSE` em falhas. If the document have no DTD attached, this method will return `FALSE`.

## Exemplos

Exemplo 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'); ?>`

## Veja também

DOMDocument->schemaValidate()
DOMDocument->schemaValidateSource()
DOMDocument->relaxNGValidate()
DOMDocument->relaxNGValidateSource()

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