ob_get_contents
PHP function
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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Return the contents of the output buffer
Description
ob_get_contents(): string|false
Gets the contents of the output buffer without clearing it.
Parameters Parameters
Return Values
This will return the contents of the output buffer or false, if output buffering isn't active.
Examples
A simple ob_get_contents() example
php
<?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:
output
string(6) "Hello "
string(11) "Hello World"