(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
XMLReader::XML — Set the data containing the XML to parse
$source, ?string $encoding = null, int $flags = 0): bool|XMLReaderSet the data containing the XML to parse.
sourceString containing the XML to be parsed.
encoding
       The document encoding or null.
      
flagsA bitmask of the LIBXML_* constants.
   Returns true on success or false on failure. If called statically, returns an
   XMLReader or false on failure.
  
   This method may be called statically, but prior to PHP 8.0.0, will issue an
   E_DEPRECATED error in this case.
  
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | XMLReader::XML() is now declared as static method, but can still be called on an XMLReader instance. |