---
title: document()
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Method
path: foundation/xmlnode/document()
---

# document()

Returns an empty document node.

## Declaration

```swift
class func document() -> Any
```

## Return Value

Return Value An empty document node—that is, an XMLDocument instance without a root element or XML-declaration information (version, encoding, standalone flag). Returns nil if the object couldn’t be created.

## See Also

### Creating and Initializing Node Objects

- [init(kind:)](foundation/xmlnode/init(kind:).md)
- [init(kind:options:)](foundation/xmlnode/init(kind:options:).md)
- [document(withRootElement:)](foundation/xmlnode/document(withrootelement:).md)
- [element(withName:)](foundation/xmlnode/element(withname:).md)
- [element(withName:children:attributes:)](foundation/xmlnode/element(withname:children:attributes:).md)
- [element(withName:stringValue:)](foundation/xmlnode/element(withname:stringvalue:).md)
- [element(withName:uri:)](foundation/xmlnode/element(withname:uri:).md)
- [attribute(withName:stringValue:)](foundation/xmlnode/attribute(withname:stringvalue:).md)
- [attribute(withName:uri:stringValue:)](foundation/xmlnode/attribute(withname:uri:stringvalue:).md)
- [text(withStringValue:)](foundation/xmlnode/text(withstringvalue:).md)
- [comment(withStringValue:)](foundation/xmlnode/comment(withstringvalue:).md)
- [namespace(withName:stringValue:)](foundation/xmlnode/namespace(withname:stringvalue:).md)
- [dtdNode(withXMLString:)](foundation/xmlnode/dtdnode(withxmlstring:).md)
- [predefinedNamespace(forPrefix:)](foundation/xmlnode/predefinednamespace(forprefix:).md)
- [processingInstruction(withName:stringValue:)](foundation/xmlnode/processinginstruction(withname:stringvalue:).md)