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SplFileObject::fread
(PHP 5 >= 5.5.11, PHP 7)
SplFileObject::fread — Read from file
Description
public SplFileObject::fread
( int $length
) : string|false
Reads the given number of bytes from the file.
Parameters
length
- The number of bytes to read.
Return Values
Returns the string read from the file or FALSE
on failure.
Examples
Example #1 SplFileObject::fread() example
<?php// Get contents of a file into a string$filename = "/usr/local/something.txt";$file = new SplFileObject($filename, "r");$contents = $file->fread($file->getSize());?>
Notes
Note:
Note that SplFileObject::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.