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ob_get_contents

Description

The ob_get_contents of Output Control for PHP return the contents of the output buffer.

Syntax

ob_get_contents(): string|false

Return

This will return the contents of the output buffer or false, if output buffering isn't active.

Examples

1 · return

<?

ob_start();

    echo "output";
    $return = ob_get_contents();

    echo PHP_EOL . "return: $return";

output
return: output

2 · output · ob_end_clean

<?

ob_start();

    echo "output1";
    $return1 = ob_get_contents();

    echo "output2";
    $return2 = ob_get_contents();

ob_end_clean();

echo PHP_EOL . "return1: $return1" . PHP_EOL . "return2: $return2";

return1: output1
return2: output1output2

3 · output · ob_end_flush

<?

ob_start();

    echo "output1";
    $return1 = ob_get_contents();

    echo "output2";
    $return2 = ob_get_contents();

ob_end_flush();

echo PHP_EOL . "return1: $return1" . PHP_EOL . "return2: $return2";

output1output2
return1: output1
return2: output1output2