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# __construct |
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```php |
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__construct ( [ string $str = null [, bool $lowercase = true [, bool $forceTagsClosed = true [, string $target_charset = DEFAULT_TARGET_CHARSET [, bool $stripRN = true [, string $defaultBRText = DEFAULT_BR_TEXT [, string $defaultSpanText = DEFAULT_SPAN_TEXT [, int $options = 0 ]]]]]]]]) : object |
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``` |
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Creates a new `simple_html_dom` object. |
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| Parameter | Description |
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| `str` | The HTML document string. |
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| `lowercase` | Tag names are parsed in lowercase letters if enabled. |
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| `forceTagsClosed` | Tags inside block tags are forcefully closed if the closing tag was omitted. |
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| `target_charset` | Defines the target charset for text returned by the parser. |
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| `stripRN` | Newline characters are replaced by whitespace if enabled. |
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| `defaultBRText` | Defines the default text to return for `<br>` elements. |
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| `defaultSpanText` | Defines the default text to return for `<span>` elements. |
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| `options` | Additional options for the parser. Currently supports `'HDOM_SMARTY_AS_TEXT'` to remove [](https://www.smarty.net/Smarty](https://www.smarty.net/](https://www.smarty.net/) scripts. |
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Returns the object. |
