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SplFileObject::setCsvControl

SplFileObject::setCsvControl

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7)

SplFileObject::setCsvControl — Set the delimiter, enclosure and escape character for CSV

Description

public void SplFileObject::setCsvControl ([ string $delimiter = "," [, string $enclosure = "\"" [, string $escape = "\\" ]]] )

Sets the delimiter, enclosure and escape character for parsing CSV fields.

Parameters

delimiter

The field delimiter (one character only).

enclosure

The field enclosure character (one character only).

escape

The field escape character (one character only).

Return Values

No value is returned.

Changelog

VersionDescription
5.3.0Added the escape parameter.

Examples

Example #1 SplFileObject::setCsvControl() example

<?php $file = new SplFileObject("data.csv" $file->setFlags(SplFileObject::READ_CSV $file->setCsvControl('|' foreach ($file as $row) {     list ($fruit, $quantity) = $row;     // Do something with values } ?>

Contents of data.csv

<?php apples|20 bananas|14 cherries|87 ?>

See Also

  • SplFileObject::getCsvControl() - Get the delimiter, enclosure and escape character for CSV

  • SplFileObject::fgetcsv() - Gets line from file and parse as CSV fields

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