ob_get_contents
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
ob_get_contents — Return the contents of the output buffer
Description
string ob_get_contents
( void
)
Gets the contents of the output buffer without clearing it.
Return Values
This will return the contents of the output buffer or FALSE, if output
buffering isn't active.
Examples
Example #1 A simple ob_get_contents() example
<?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:
string(6) "Hello " string(11) "Hello World"
See Also
- ob_start() - Turn on output buffering
- ob_get_length() - Return the length of the output buffer
Коментарии
if you use ob_start with a callback function as a parameter, and that function changes ob string (as in example in manual) don't expect that ob_get_contents will return changed ob.it will work as you would use ob_start with no parameter at all. So don't be confused.
This is an example of how the stack works:
<?php
//Level 0
ob_start();
echo "Hello ";
//Level 1
ob_start();
echo "Hello World";
$out2 = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
//Back to level 0
echo "Galaxy";
$out1 = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
//Just output
var_dump($out1, $out2);
?>
i made a simple test which is faster: adding some text in the normal way or by the ob stack:
<?php
$start = microtime(true);
$var = '';
for($i=0 ; $i <= 1000000 ; $i++) {
$var .= ' ';
}
$middle = microtime(true);
ob_start();
for($i=0 ; $i <= 1000000 ; $i++) {
echo ' ';
}
$var = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
$end = microtime(true);
echo $middle - $start;
echo '<br />';
echo $end - $middle;
?>
Outputs something like this:
0.33658003807068
0.30778789520264
Note that, unlike PHP variables which make efficient use of memory, getting the contents of the output buffer results in a new copy of the buffer being made. This can end up massively increasing the memory requirements of your script if your output is large.
Example code:
<?php
print(memory_get_usage() . "<br>");
ob_start();
for ($i = 0; $i < 5000000; $i++)
print(" ");
print(memory_get_usage() . "<br>");
$foo = ob_get_contents();
print(memory_get_usage() . "<br>");
ob_end_flush();
?>
Output:
351664
5359152
10359256