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SplFileObject::setCsvControl

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(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Set the delimiter, enclosure and escape character for CSV

Description

SplFileObject::setCsvControl(string $separator = ",", string $enclosure = "\"", string $escape = "\\"): void

Sets the delimiter, enclosure and escape character for parsing CSV fields.

Parameters

Escape-parameter

Return Values

Void

Changelog

Version	Description
7.4.0	The `escape` parameter now also accepts an empty string to disable the proprietary escape mechanism.

Examples

SplFileObject::setCsvControl example

php

<?php
$file = new SplFileObject("data.csv");
$file->setFlags(SplFileObject::READ_CSV);
$file->setCsvControl('|');
foreach ($file as $row) {
    list ($fruit, $quantity) = $row;
    // Do something with values
}
?>

Contents of data.csv

txt

<?php
apples|20
bananas|14
cherries|87
?>