# XMLWriter::writeElementNs

# xmlwriter_write_element_ns

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

XMLWriter::writeElementNs -- xmlwriter_write_element_ns — Write full namespaced element tag

### Description

Object oriented style

XMLWriter::writeElementNs ( string|null `$prefix` , string `$name` , string|null `$uri` [, string `$content` = `NULL` ] ) : bool

Procedural style

xmlwriter_write_element_ns ( resource `$xmlwriter` , string|null `$prefix` , string `$name` , string|null `$uri` [, string `$content` = `NULL` ] ) : bool

Writes a full namespaced element tag.

### Parameters

`xmlwriter`

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

`prefix`

  The namespace prefix. If `prefix` is `NULL`, the namespace will be omitted.

`name`

  The element name.

`uri`

  The namespace URI. If `uri` is `NULL`, the namespace declaration will be omitted.

`content`

  The element contents.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### See Also

- XMLWriter::startElementNs() - Create start namespaced element tag
- XMLWriter::endElement() - End current element
- XMLWriter::writeElement() - Write full element tag