ob_get_contents
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
ob_get_contents — Return the contents of the output buffer
Description
string ob_get_contents
( void
)
Gets the contents of the output buffer without clearing it.
Return Values
This will return the contents of the output buffer or FALSE, if output buffering isn't active.
Examples
Example #1 A simple ob_get_contents() example
<?php
ob_start();
echo "Hello ";
$out1 = ob_get_contents();
echo "World";
$out2 = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
var_dump($out1, $out2);
?>
The above example will output:
string(6) "Hello " string(11) "Hello World"
See Also
- ob_start() - Turn on output buffering
- ob_get_length() - Return the length of the output buffer