SplFileObject::seek

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

Seek to specified line

Description

SplFileObject::seek(int $line): void

Seek to specified line in the file.

Void

Throws a LogicException if the line is negative.

SplFileObject::seek example

This example outputs the third line of the script which is found at position 2.

php

<?php
$file = new SplFileObject(__FILE__);
$file->seek(2);
echo $file->current();
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

output

$file->seek(2);