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<XMLWriter::fullEndElementXMLWriter::openUri>
^XMLWriterLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

XMLWriter::openMemory

xmlwriter_open_memory

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL xmlwriter >= 0.1.0)

XMLWriter::openMemory -- xmlwriter_open_memory — Create new xmlwriter using memory for string output

Description

Object-oriented style

public function XMLWriter::openMemory(): bool

Procedural style

function xmlwriter_open_memory(): XMLWriter|false

Creates a new XMLWriter using memory for string output.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Object-oriented style: Returns true on success or false on failure.

Procedural style: Returns a new XMLWriter for later use with the xmlwriter functions on success, or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 This function returns now an XMLWriter instance on success. Previously, a resource has been returned in this case.

See Also


<XMLWriter::fullEndElementXMLWriter::openUri>
^XMLWriterLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026