gzgetc

Get character from gz-file pointer

Description

stringfalse gzgetc(resource $stream)

Returns a string containing a single (uncompressed) character read from the given gz-file pointer.

Parameters

stream: The gz-file pointer. It must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by gzopen.

Return Values

The uncompressed character or false on EOF (unlike gzeof).

Examples

Example #1 gzgetc example

<?php
$gz = gzopen('somefile.gz', 'r');
while (!gzeof($gz)) {
  echo gzgetc($gz);
}
gzclose($gz);
?>

See Also

gzopen
gzgets