# xml_set_processing_instruction_handler

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

xml_set_processing_instruction_handler — Set up processing instruction (PI) handler

### Description

xml_set_processing_instruction_handler ( resource `$parser` , callable `$handler` ) : bool

Sets the processing instruction (PI) handler function for the XML parser `parser`.

A processing instruction has the following format:

    <?

target data

    ?>

You can put PHP code into such a tag, but be aware of one limitation: in an XML PI, the PI end tag (?>) can not be quoted, so this character sequence should not appear in the PHP code you embed with PIs in XML documents.If it does, the rest of the PHP code, as well as the "real" PI end tag, will be treated as character data.

### Parameters

`parser`

  A reference to the XML parser to set up processing instruction (PI) handler function.

`handler`

  `handler` is a string containing the name of a function that must exist when xml_parse() is called for `parser`.

  The function named by `handler` must accept three parameters:

  handler ( resource `$parser` , string `$target` , string `$data` )
  `parser`
    The first parameter, parser, is a reference to the XML parser calling the handler.
  `target`
    The second parameter, `target`, contains the PI target.
  `data`
    The third parameter, `data`, contains the PI data.

  If a handler function is set to an empty string, or `FALSE`, the handler in question is disabled.

  > Note: Instead of a function name, an array containing an object reference and a method name can also be supplied.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.