PHP ob_get_contents() Function - Coding

The ob_get_contents() is an inbuilt function in PHP that is used to capture what is currently being buffered by the output buffer. This function returns the output buffer.

Syntax

ob_get_contents(): string | false

Parameter

This function does not accept any parameters.

Return Value

The ob_get_contents() function in PHP returns the contents of the output buffer as a string. If this function does not return any content buffer then it will return false.

Program 1: The following program demonstrates the ob_get_contents() Function.

PHP

<?php 
ob_start(); 
  
echo "This is some text in the output buffer."; 
$bufferContents = ob_get_contents(); 
  
ob_end_clean(); 
  
// Output the stored contents 
echo "Contents of the output buffer: " . $bufferContents; 
?> 

Output:

Contents of the output buffer: This is some text in the output buffer.

Program 2: The following program demonstrates the ob_get_contents() Function.

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<?php 
ob_start(); 
echo "Today's date is: " . date("Y-m-d"); 
  
$bufferContents = ob_get_contents(); 
ob_end_clean(); 
  
$modifiedContents = str_replace("date", "time", $bufferContents); 
echo $modifiedContents; 
?>

Output:

Today's time is: 2023-07-25

Program 3: The following program demonstrates the ob_get_contents() function.

PHP

<?php 
ob_start(); 
  
// Generate some output in a loop 
for ($i = 1; $i <= 5; $i++) { 
    echo "Line $i: GEEKS for GEEKS .<br>"; 
} 
$bufferContents = ob_get_contents(); 
ob_end_clean(); 
  
// Modify the captured contents 
$modifiedContents = strtoupper($bufferContents); 
  
// Output the modified contents 
echo $modifiedContents; 
?>

Output:

output
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ob-get-contents.php

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