Create start DTD element

# XMLWriter::startDtdElement

# xmlwriter_start_dtd_element

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL xmlwriter >= 0.1.0)

XMLWriter::startDtdElement -- xmlwriter_start_dtd_element — Create start DTD element

### Description

Object-oriented style

public XMLWriter::startDtdElement(string `$qualifiedName`): bool

Procedural style

xmlwriter_start_dtd_element(XMLWriter `$writer`, string `$qualifiedName`): bool

Starts a DTD element.

### Parameters

`writer`

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

`qualifiedName`

  The qualified name of the document type to create.

### Return Values

Returns `true` on success or `false` on failure.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
8.0.0 | `writer` expects an XMLWriter instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

### See Also

- XMLWriter::endDtdElement() - End current DTD element
- XMLWriter::writeDtdElement() - Write full DTD element tag

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