PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (original) (raw)

ob_get_contents

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ob_get_contents — Return the contents of the output buffer

Description

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

This will return the contents of the output buffer or [false](reserved.constants.php#constant.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