API Reference

This section provides comprehensive documentation for all PurePHP classes and their methods.

Core Classes

PurePHP consists of several core classes that work together to provide a powerful templating system:

Tag Class

The base abstract class for all HTML and SVG tags. Provides common functionality for attributes, children, and output methods.

HTML Class

Extends Tag class specifically for HTML elements. Includes HTML-specific features like self-closing tag detection and file saving.

SVG Class

Extends XML class for creating SVG graphics. Automatically handles SVG-specific self-closing tags and namespaces.

XML Class

Extends Tag class for creating XML documents. Perfect for configuration files, data export, and API responses.

Raw Class

Represents raw HTML or XML content that bypasses escaping. Useful for including pre-formatted content or templates.

DOM Classes

PDom and NDom classes provide different approaches to DOM representation - PDom for performance, NDom for advanced manipulation.

Quick Reference

Creating Elements

<?php

use Pure\Core\{HTML, SVG, XML};
use function Pure\HTML\div;
use function Pure\SVG\circle;

// Function approach (recommended for standard tags)
$element1 = div('Content');

// Magic static method (recommended for custom tags)
$element2 = HTML::customTag('Content');

// Constructor (recommended for performance)
$element3 = new HTML('div', ['Content']);

Common Methods

All Tag-based classes share these common methods:

• class() / className() - Set CSS classes
• style() - Set inline styles
• id(), data_*(), aria_*() - Set attributes
• getTagName(), getAttrs(), getChildren() - Get information
• toJSON(), toPrint(), __toString() - Output methods

Performance Guidelines

• Use functions for standard HTML/SVG tags
• Use magic methods for custom or dynamic tags
• Use constructors for performance-critical code
• Use Raw class for pre-formatted content

Class Hierarchy

Tag (abstract)
├── HTML
├── XML
│   └── SVG
└── Raw

Dom (abstract)
├── PDom
└── NDom

Next Steps

• Browse individual class documentation for detailed examples
• Check out the Guide for practical usage patterns
• See SVG and XML Support for graphics and data handling