# XMLWriter::startDocument

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XMLWriter::startDocument — Create document tag

### Description

Object oriented style:

XMLWriter
bool startDocument ([ string `$version` [, string `$encoding` [, string `$standalone` ]]] )

Procedural style:

bool xmlwriter_start_document ( resource `$xmlwriter` [, string `$version` [, string `$encoding` [, string `$standalone` ]]] )

Starts a document.

### 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().

`version`

  The version number of the document as part of the XML declaration. Defaults to 1.0.

`encoding`

  The encoding of the document as part of the XML declaration. `NULL` by default.

`standalone`

  yes or no. `NULL` by default.

### Return Values

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

### See Also

- XMLWriter::endDocument