XMLWriter::flush
PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL xmlwriter >= 1.0.0
XMLWriter::flush - Flush current buffer
Manual
XMLWriter::flush(
[bool$empty = true] ): public string|int
Procedural style
stringintxmlwriter_flush XMLWriterwriter boolemptytrueParameters
- 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. |