XMLWriter::startDocument

PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL xmlwriter >= 0.1.0
XMLWriter::startDocument - Create document tag
Manual

XMLWriter::startDocument(
     [string|null$version = "1.0"],
     [string|null$encoding = null],
     [string|null$standalone = null]
): public bool

Procedural style

boolxmlwriter_start_document XMLWriterwriter stringnullversion"1.0" stringnullencodingnull stringnullstandalonenull

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.

version

The version number of the document as part of the XML declaration.

encoding

The encoding of the document as part of the XML declaration.

standalone

yes or no.

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.