xmlwriter_start_pi()

xmlwriter_start_pi()

function xmlwriter_start_pi(mixed $writer, string $target): bool

Starts a processing instruction.

Parameters:

• $writer (mixed)
• $target (string)

Returns: bool

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported through an injected elephc-PHP prelude.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/xml/xmlwriter_start_pi.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how xmlwriter_start_pi is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.