XMLWriter
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XMLWriter::startElement

xmlwriter_start_element

Create start element tag

Description

Object-oriented style

public bool XMLWriter::startElement(string $name)

Procedural style

bool xmlwriter_start_element(XMLWriter $writer, string $name)

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
  • XMLWriter::writeElement