Transfer a node from another document

# DOMDocument::adoptNode

(PHP >= 8.3)

DOMDocument::adoptNode — Transfer a node from another document

### Description

public DOMDocument::adoptNode(DOMNode `$node`): DOMNode|false

Transfer a node from another document into the current document.

### Parameters

`node`

  The node to transfer.

### Return Values

The node that was transfered, or `false` on error.

### Errors/Exceptions

May throw a DOMException with the following error codes:

`DOM_NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR`

  Raised if the node type is not supported for document transfers.

### Examples

Example #1 DOMDocument::adoptNode() example

Transfers the hello element from the first document to the second one.

`<?php
$doc1 = new DOMDocument;
$doc1->loadXML("<container><hello><world/></hello></container>");
$hello = $doc1->documentElement->firstChild;
$doc2 = new DOMDocument;
$doc2->loadXML("<root/>");
$doc2->documentElement->appendChild($doc2->adoptNode($hello));
echo $doc1->saveXML() . PHP_EOL . PHP_EOL;
echo $doc2->saveXML();
?>`

The above example will output:

    <?xml version="1.0"?>
    <container/>

    <?xml version="1.0"?>
    <root><hello><world/></hello></root>

### See Also

- DOMDocument::importNode() - Import node into current document

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