ob_get_level

Return the nesting level of the output buffering mechanism

&reftitle.description; `int` `ob_get_level`

Returns the nesting level of the output buffering mechanism.

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Returns the level of nested output buffering handlers or zero if output buffering is not active.

The value for identical levels between `ob_get_level` and `ob_get_status` is off by one. For `ob_get_level` the first level is `1`. Whereas for `ob_get_status` the first level is `0`.

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- `ob_start`
- `ob_get_status`
- `ob_get_contents`