# XMLWriter::startPi

# xmlwriter_start_pi

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

XMLWriter::startPi -- xmlwriter_start_pi — Create start PI tag

### Description

Object oriented style

XMLWriter::startPi ( string `$target` ) : bool

Procedural style

xmlwriter_start_pi ( resource `$xmlwriter` , string `$target` ) : bool

Starts a processing instruction 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().

`target`

  The target of the processing instruction.

### Return Values

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

### See Also

- XMLWriter::endPi() - End current PI
- XMLWriter::writePi() - Writes a PI