PHP | XMLWriter fullEndElement() Function

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
$writer->openURI('php://output');

// 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
$writer->openURI('php://output');

// 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: