PHP
SPL/File

SplFileObject::seek

SplFileObject::seek

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)

SplFileObject::seek — Seek to specified line

Description

public void SplFileObject::seek ( int $line_pos )

Seek to specified line in the file.

Parameters

line_pos

The zero-based line number to seek to.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws a LogicException if the line_pos is negative.

Examples

Example #1 SplFileObject::seek() example

This example outputs the third line of the script which is found at position 2.

<?php $file = new SplFileObject(__FILE__ $file->seek(2 echo $file->current( ?>

The above example will output something similar to:

$file->seek(2

See Also

  • SplFileObject::current() - Retrieve current line of file

  • SplFileObject::key() - Get line number

  • SplFileObject::rewind() - Rewind the file to the first line

  • SplFileObject::valid() - Not at EOF

← SplFileObject::rewind

SplFileObject::setCsvControl →

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