PHP | XMLWriter endElement() Function

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The XMLWriter::endElement() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to end current element which is started using XMLWriter::startElement() function.

Syntax:

bool XMLWriter::endElement( void )

Parameters:This function doesn’t accept any parameter.

Return Value: This function returns TRUE on success and FALSE on failure.

Below examples illustrate the XMLWriter::endElement() function in PHP:

Example 1:

<?php 
  
// Create a new XMLWriter instance 
$writer = new XMLWriter(); 
  
// Create the output stream as PHP 
$writer->openURI('php://output'); 
  
// Start the document 
$writer->startDocument('1.0', 'UTF-8'); 
  
// Start a element 
$writer->startElement('strong'); 
  
// Add value to the element 
$writer->text('zambiatek in bold.'); 
  
// End the element 
$writer->endElement(); 
  
// End the document 
$writer->endDocument(); 
?> 

Output:

zambiatek in bold.

Example 2:

<?php 
  
// Create a new XMLWriter instance 
$writer = new XMLWriter(); 
  
// Create the output stream as PHP 
$writer->openURI('php://output'); 
  
// Start the document 
$writer->startDocument('1.0', 'UTF-8'); 
  
// Start a element 
$writer->startElement('div'); 
  
// Write the attribute 
$writer->writeAttribute('style', 'color:red'); 
  
// Add value to the element 
$writer->text('Red zambiatek'); 
  
// End the element 
$writer->endElement(); 
  
// Start a element 
$writer->startElement('mark'); 
  
// Add value to the element 
$writer->text('Marked zambiatek'); 
  
// End the element 
$writer->endElement(); 
  
// End the document 
$writer->endDocument(); 
?> 