XMLWriter::flush

xmlwriter_flush

Flush current buffer

Description

Object-oriented style

public stringint XMLWriter::flush(bool $empty = true)

Procedural style

stringint xmlwriter_flush(XMLWriter $writer, bool $empty = true)

Flushes the current buffer.

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.

empty

Whether to empty the buffer or not. Default is true.

Return Values

If you opened the writer in memory, this function returns the generated XML buffer, Else, if using URI, this function will write the buffer and return the number of written bytes.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 writer expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
8.0.0 This function can no longer return false.