The XMLWriter::fullEndElement() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to end current element which is started using XMLWriter::startElement() function. Difference between endElement() function and fullEndElement() function is that the former adds a backslash to same element in case of empty element whereas later creates a separate ending element.
Syntax:
bool XMLWriter::fullEndElement( void )
Parameters: This function doesn’t accept any parameter.
Return Value: This function returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Below examples illustrate the XMLWriter::fullEndElement() function in PHP:
Example 1:
<?php // Create a new XMLWriter instance $writer = new XMLWriter(); // Create the output stream as PHP // Start the document $writer->startDocument('1.0', 'UTF-8'); // Start a element $writer->startElement('p'); // End the element $writer->fullEndElement(); // End the document $writer->endDocument(); ?> |
Output:
Example 2: In this program, we will compare endElement() and fullEndElement() functions
<?php // Create a new XMLWriter instance $writer = new XMLWriter(); // Create the output stream as PHP // Start the document $writer->startDocument('1.0', 'UTF-8'); // Set the indent $writer->setIndent(true); // Start a element $writer->startElement('fullEndElement'); // End the element $writer->fullEndElement(); // Start a element $writer->startElement('endElement'); // End the element $writer->endElement(); // End the document $writer->endDocument(); ?> |
Output:
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.xmlwriter-full-end-element.php
