SplFileObject::fread
SplFileObject::fread
(PHP 5 >= 5.5.11, PHP 7)
SplFileObject::fread — Read from file
Description
public string SplFileObject::fread ( int $length )
Reads the given number of bytes from the file.
Parameters
length
The number of bytes to read.
Return Values
Returns the string read from the file or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 SplFileObject::fread() example
<?php
// Get contents of a file into a string
$filename = "/usr/local/something.txt";
$file = new SplFileObject($filename, "r"
$contents = $file->fread($file->getSize()
?>
Notes
Note:NotethatSplFileObject::fread()reads from the current position of the file pointer. Use SplFileObject::ftell() to find the current position of the pointer and SplFileObject::rewind() (or SplFileObject::fseek()) to rewind the pointer position.
See Also
- fread() - Binary-safe file read
← SplFileObject::fputcsv
SplFileObject::fscanf →
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