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PHP | DOMCharacterData insertData() Function

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The DOMCharacterData::insertData() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to insert a string at the specified 16-bit unit offset. Syntax:
void DOMCharacterData::insertData( int $offset, string $data )
Parameters: This function accept two parameters as mentioned above and described below:
  • $offset: It specifies the starting point to insert data.
  • $data: It specifies the data to insert.
Return Value: This function does not return any value. Below given programs illustrate the DOMCharacterData::insertData() function in PHP: Program 1:
<?php
  
// Create a new DOM Document
$dom = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'iso-8859-1');
  
// Create a div element
$element = $dom->appendChild(new DOMElement('div'));
  
// Create a DOMCdataSection 
$text = $element->appendChild(
        new DOMCdataSection('GeeksGeeks'));
  
// Insert 'For' between Geeks and Geeks
$text->insertData(5, 'For');
  
echo $dom->saveXML();
?>

                    
Output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<div><![CDATA[GeeksForGeeks]]></div>
Use Chrome Developer tools to view the HTML or press Ctrl+U Program 2:
<?php
  
// Create a new DOM Document
$dom = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'iso-8859-1');
  
// Create a div element
$element = $dom->appendChild(new DOMElement('div'));
  
// Create a DOMCdataSection 
$text = $element->appendChild(
        new DOMCdataSection('My DOM Characters'));
  
// Insert in the beginning
$text->insertData(0, 'Beginning');
  
echo $dom->saveXML();
?>

                    
Output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<div><![CDATA[BeginningMy DOM Characters]]></div>
Program 3:
<?php
  
// Create a new DOM Document
$dom = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'iso-8859-1');
  
// Create a div element
$element = $dom->appendChild(new DOMElement('div'));
  
// Create a DOMCdataSection 
$text = $element->appendChild(
        new DOMCdataSection('My DOM Characters'));
  
// Insert in the end
$text->insertData(17, 'End');
  
echo $dom->saveXML();
?>

                    
Output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<div><![CDATA[My DOM CharactersEnd]]></div>
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/domcharacterdata.insertdata.php


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