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