# yaz_element

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.1, PECL yaz:0.9-1.0.9)

yaz_element — Specifies Element-Set Name for retrieval

### Description

bool yaz_element ( resource `$id` , string `$elementset` )

This function sets the element set name for retrieval.

Call this function before yaz_search() or yaz_present() to specify the element set name for records to be retrieved.

> Note: If this function seems effectless, see the description of the piggybacking option in yaz_connect().

### Parameters

`id`

  The connection resource returned by yaz_connect().

`elementset`

  Most servers support F (for full records) and B (for brief records).

### Return Values

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