Write full attribute

# XMLWriter::writeAttribute

# xmlwriter_write_attribute

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

XMLWriter::writeAttribute -- xmlwriter_write_attribute — Write full attribute

### Description

Object-oriented style

public XMLWriter::writeAttribute(string `$name`, string `$value`): bool

Procedural style

xmlwriter_write_attribute(XMLWriter `$writer`, string `$name`, string `$value`): bool

Writes a full attribute.

### 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().

`name`

  The name of the attribute.

`value`

  The value of the attribute.

### 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.

### Examples

Example #1 Intermixing Sub-elements and Attributes

If writing sub-elements and attributes is intermixed, any attempt to write attributes after the first sub-element will fail and return false.

`<?php
$xml = new XMLWriter();
$xml->openMemory();
$xml->startElement('element');
$xml->writeAttribute('attr1', '0');
$xml->writeElement('subelem', '0');
var_dump($xml->writeAttribute('attr2', '0'));
$xml->endElement();
echo $xml->flush();
?>`

The above example will output:

    bool(false)
    <element attr1="0"><subelem>0</subelem></element>

### See Also

- XMLWriter::writeAttributeNs() - Write full namespaced attribute
- XMLWriter::startAttribute() - Create start attribute
- XMLWriter::startAttributeNs() - Create start namespaced attribute
- XMLWriter::endAttribute() - End attribute

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