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SplFileObject::fread

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(PHP 5 >= 5.5.11, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Read from file

Description

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 Falseforfailure.

Examples

SplFileObject::fread example

php

<?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.