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# parser(_:didEndElement:namespaceURI:qualifiedName:)

Sent by a parser object to its delegate when it encounters an end tag for a specific element.

```
optional func parser(_ parser: XMLParser, didEndElement elementName: String, namespaceURI: String?, qualifiedName qName: String?)
```

## Parameters

`parser`

A parser object.

`elementName`

A string that is the name of an element (in its end tag).

`namespaceURI`

If namespace processing is turned on, contains the URI for the current namespace as a string object.

`qName`

If namespace processing is turned on, contains the qualified name for the current namespace as a string object.

## See Also

[`shouldProcessNamespaces`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLParser/shouldProcessNamespaces)

A Boolean value that determines whether the parser reports the namespaces and qualified names of elements.


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