The
XMLWriter::startDocument() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to start the document. This document then needs to be ended with
XMLWriter::endDocument function.
Syntax:
bool XMLWriter::startDocument( string $version,
string $encoding, string $standalone )
Parameters: This function accepts three parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- $version (Optional): It specifies the version number of the document as part of the XML declaration.
- $encoding (Optional): It specifies the encoding of the document as part of the XML declaration.
- $standalone (Optional): It specifies whether document is standalone or not.
Return Value: This function returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Below examples illustrate the
XMLWriter::startDocument() function in PHP:
Example 1:
Output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<div>GeeksforGeeks</div>
Example 2:
Output:
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