XMLWriter::startElement
xmlwriter_start_element
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PECL xmlwriter >= 0.1.0)
XMLWriter::startElement -- xmlwriter_start_element — Create start element tag
Description
Object oriented style
public XMLWriter::startElement ( string $name ) : bool
Procedural style
xmlwriter_start_element ( XMLWriter $writer , string $name ) : bool
Starts an element.
Parameters
-
writer -
Only for procedural calls. The XMLWriter instance that is being modified. This object is returned from a call to xmlwriter_open_uri() or xmlwriter_open_memory().
-
name -
The element name.
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | writer expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected. |
See Also
- XMLWriter::endElement() - End current element
- XMLWriter::writeElement() - Write full element tag
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