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Phar::delMetadata

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(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL phar >= 1.2.0)

Deletes the global metadata of the phar

Description

Phar::delMetadata(): true

Write

Deletes the global metadata of the phar

Parameters

Return Values

Always

Errors/Exceptions

Throws PharException if errors occur while flushing changes to disk.

Examples

A Phar::delMetaData() example

php

<?php
try {
    $phar = new Phar('myphar.phar');
    var_dump($phar->getMetadata());
    $phar->setMetadata("hi there");
    var_dump($phar->getMetadata());
    $phar->delMetadata();
    var_dump($phar->getMetadata());
} catch (Exception $e) {
    // handle errors
}
?>

The above example will output:

output

NULL
string(8) "hi there"
NULL