Returns a copy of the current node as a DOM object

XMLReader::close
XMLReader::getAttribute
XMLReader
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# XMLReader::expand

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)

XMLReader::expand — Returns a copy of the current node as a DOM object

### Description

public DOMNode XMLReader::expand ([ DOMNode `$basenode` ] )

This method copies the current node and returns the appropriate DOM object.

### Return Values

The resulting DOMNode or `FALSE` on error.

XMLReader::close
XMLReader::getAttribute
XMLReader
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