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# XMLWriter::startDocument

# xmlwriter_start_document

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PECL xmlwriter >= 0.1.0)

XMLWriter::startDocument -- xmlwriter_start_document — Create document tag

### Description

Object oriented style

bool XMLWriter::startDocument ([ string `$version` = 1.0 [, string `$encoding` = `NULL` [, string `$standalone` ]]] )

Procedural style

bool xmlwriter_start_document ( resource `$xmlwriter` [, string `$version` = 1.0 [, string `$encoding` = `NULL` [, string `$standalone` ]]] )

Starts a document.

### Parameters

`xmlwriter`

  Only for procedural calls. The XMLWriter resource that is being modified. This resource comes from a call to xmlwriter_open_uri() or xmlwriter_open_memory().

`version`

  The version number of the document as part of the XML declaration.

`encoding`

  The encoding of the document as part of the XML declaration.

`standalone`

  yes or no.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### See Also

- XMLWriter::endDocument() - End current document

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