HTMLPurifier_ChildDef_Required

Definition that allows a set of elements, but disallows empty children.

• Full name: \HTMLPurifier_ChildDef_Required
• Parent class: \HTMLPurifier_ChildDef

Properties

elements

Lookup table of allowed elements.

public $elements

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whitespace

Whether or not the last passed node was all whitespace.

protected $whitespace

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allow_empty

Indicates whether or not an empty array of children is okay.

public $allow_empty

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type

Type of child definition, usually right-most part of class name lowercase.

public $type

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Methods

__construct

public __construct(array|string $elements): mixed

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$elements	array|string	List of allowed element names (lowercase).

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validateChildren

Validates nodes according to definition and returns modification.

public validateChildren(array $children, \HTMLPurifier_Config $config, \HTMLPurifier_Context $context): array

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$children	array
$config	\HTMLPurifier_Config
$context	\HTMLPurifier_Context

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Inherited methods

getAllowedElements

Get lookup of tag names that should not close this element automatically.

public getAllowedElements(\HTMLPurifier_Config $config): array

All other elements will do so.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$config	\HTMLPurifier_Config	HTMLPurifier_Config object

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validateChildren

Validates nodes according to definition and returns modification.

public validateChildren(\HTMLPurifier_Node[] $children, \HTMLPurifier_Config $config, \HTMLPurifier_Context $context): bool|array

• This method is abstract.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$children	\HTMLPurifier_Node[]	Array of HTMLPurifier_Node
$config	\HTMLPurifier_Config	HTMLPurifier_Config object
$context	\HTMLPurifier_Context	HTMLPurifier_Context object

Return Value:

true to leave nodes as is, false to remove parent node, array of replacement children

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Automatically generated on 2025-03-18