#29655 [NEW]: dom_import_simplexml() doesn't behave as expected

From: mc at genetech dot co dot za Operating system: Windows XP SP1 PHP version: 5.0.1 PHP Bug Type: DOM XML related Bug description: dom_import_simplexml() doesn't behave as expected Description: ------------ dom_import_simplexml() as described in the following document: http://www.zend.com/php5/articles/php5-xmlphp.php#Heading16, is meant to return a DOMDocument, but instead returns a DOMElement. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php $xml_file = "moo.xml"; $schema_file = "boo.xsd"; $src = simplexml_load_file($xml_file); $dom = dom_import_simplexml($src); $dom->schemaValidate($schema_file); ?> Expected result: ---------------- A validation message based on the XML schema file and the XML instance file. Actual result: -------------- Output: Fatal error: Call to undefined method DOMElement::schemaValidate() -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=29655&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=trysnapshot5 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29655&r=float