PHP | Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer | send() Function

Last Updated : 21 Dec, 2018

The send() function is an inbuilt function in PHP | Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer which is used to send HTTP headers with the correct content-type (application/vnd.ms-excel), cache control and filename for the file. Syntax:

void Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer::send( $filename )

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter as $filename which takes the name of the file to be send to the headers. Return Value: This function returns TRUE on success and PEAR_ERROR on failure. Example 1:

php

<?php

// require_once 'Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer.php';

// Add object of class Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer
$workbook = new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer();
$worksheet =& $workbook->addWorksheet();

// Add a format to the workbook
$format_align =& $workbook->addFormat();

// Set color for the text 
$format_align->setColor ('green');

// Set alignment of text to the center of the cell 
$format_align->setAlign('center');

// Set alignment of text to the center from the top of the cell 
$format_align->setAlign('vcenter');

// Add boldness to the text 
$format_align->setBold(1);

// Set size of the text
$format_align->setSize(25);

// Add data to the cell
$worksheet->write(0, 5, 'GeeksforGeeeks!', $format_align);
$worksheet->write(1, 5, 'A Computer Science Portal For Geeks', $format_align);

// Send HTTP headers with the content-type (application/vnd.ms-excel)
$workbook->send('test.xlsx');

// Free the memory
$workbook->close();
?>

Output:

Example 2:

php

<?php

// require_once 'Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer.php';

// Add object of class Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer
$workbook = new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer();
$worksheet =& $workbook->addWorksheet();

// Add Format to the workbook
$format_align =& $workbook->addFormat();

// Set Color for the text 
$format_align->setColor ('white');

// Set Alignment of text to the top of the cell 
$format_align->setAlign('top');

// Set Alignment of text to the right of the cell 
$format_align->setAlign('right');

// Set background color
$format_align->setBgColor('black');

// Set Pattern to the cell
$format_align->setPattern(1);

// Add Boldness to the text 
$format_center->setItalic(1);

// Set Size of the text
$format_align->setSize(20);

// Add data to the cell
$worksheet->write(7, 5, 'Sarthak Prajapati', $format_align);
$worksheet->write(8, 5, 'sarthak_ishu11', $format_align);
$worksheet->write(9, 5, 'Chandigarh', $format_align);

// Send HTTP headers with the content-type (application/vnd.ms-excel)
$workbook->send('test.xlsx');

// Free the memory
$workbook->close();
?>