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SplFileObject::ftell

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(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Return current file position

Description

SplFileObject::ftell(): int|false

Returns the position of the file pointer which represents the current offset in the file stream.

Parameters Parameters

Return Values

Returns the position of the file pointer as an integer, or false on error.

Examples

SplFileObject::ftell example

php
<?php
$file = new SplFileObject("/etc/passwd");

// Read first line
$data = $file->fgets();

// Where are we?
echo $file->ftell();
?>

See Also

Source: reference/spl/splfileobject/ftell.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)