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ob_get_clean

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)

ob_get_clean — Get current buffer contents and delete current output buffer

string ob_get_clean ( void )

Gets the current buffer contents and delete current output buffer.

ob_get_clean() essentially executes both ob_get_contents() and ob_end_clean().

Returns the contents of the output buffer and end output buffering. If output buffering isn't active then FALSE is returned.

Example #1 A simple ob_get_clean() example


<?php



ob_start();



echo "Hello World";



$out = ob_get_clean();

$out = strtolower($out);



var_dump($out);

?>

The above example will output:


string(11) "hello world"