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<XMLWriter::endDtdEntityXMLWriter::endPi>
^XMLWriterLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

XMLWriter::endElement

xmlwriter_end_element

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

XMLWriter::endElement -- xmlwriter_end_element — End current element

Description

Object-oriented style

public function XMLWriter::endElement(): bool

Procedural style

function xmlwriter_end_element(XMLWriter $writer): bool

Ends the current element.

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().

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.

See Also


<XMLWriter::endDtdEntityXMLWriter::endPi>
^XMLWriterLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026