Php/docs/function.finfo-buffer
finfo_buffer
finfo::buffer
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PECL fileinfo >= 0.1.0)
finfo_buffer -- finfo::buffer — Return information about a string buffer
Description
Procedural style
finfo_buffer
( resource $finfo
, string $string
[, int $flags = FILEINFO_NONE
[, resource|null $context = NULL
]] ) : string|false
Object oriented style
public finfo::buffer
( string $string
[, int $flags = FILEINFO_NONE
[, resource|null $context = NULL
]] ) : string|false
This function is used to get information about binary data in a string.
Parameters
finfo- Fileinfo resource returned by finfo_open().
string- Content of a file to be checked.
flags- One or disjunction of more Fileinfo constants.
context
Return Values
Returns a textual description of the string
argument, or FALSE if an error occurred.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | context is nullable now.
|
Examples
Example #1 A finfo_buffer() example
<?php$finfo = new finfo(FILEINFO_MIME);echo $finfo->buffer($_POST["script"]) . "\n";?>
The above example will output something similar to:
application/x-sh; charset=us-ascii
