ob_get_clean

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)

ob_get_clean — Get current buffer contents and delete current output buffer

string ob_get_clean ( void )

Gets the current buffer contents and delete current output buffer.

ob_get_clean() essentially executes both ob_get_contents() and ob_end_clean().

Returns the contents of the output buffer and end output buffering. If output buffering isn't active then FALSE is returned.

Example #1 A simple ob_get_clean() example

 <?php

ob_start();

echo "Hello World";

$out = ob_get_clean();
$out = strtolower($out);

var_dump($out);
?>

The above example will output:

   string(11) "hello world"