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XMLWriter::writeCdata

xmlwriter_write_cdata

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

XMLWriter::writeCdata -- xmlwriter_write_cdataWrite full CDATA tag

Description

Object-oriented style

public XMLWriter::writeCdata(string $content): bool

Procedural style

xmlwriter_write_cdata(XMLWriter $writer, string $content): bool

Writes a full CDATA.

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().

content

The contents of the CDATA.

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.

Examples

Example #1 Basic xmlwriter_write_cdata() Usage

<?php
// set up the document
$xml = new XmlWriter();
$xml->openMemory();
$xml->setIndent(true);
$xml->startDocument('1.0', 'UTF-8');
$xml->startElement('mydoc');
$xml->startElement('myele');

// CData output
$xml->startElement('mycdataelement');
$xml->writeCData("text for inclusion as CData");
$xml->endElement();

// end the document and output
$xml->endElement();
$xml->endElement();
echo
$xml->outputMemory(true);
?>

The above example will output:

<mydoc>
 <myele>
  <mycdataelement><![CDATA[text for inclusion as CData]​]></mycdataelement>
 </myele>
</mydoc>

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