SplFileObject::fread
Read from file
Description
public stringfalse SplFileObject::fread(int $length)
Parameters
-
length
-
The number of bytes to read.
Return Values
Returns the string read from the file or false on failure.
Examples
Example #1 SplFileObject::fread example
<?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.