SplFileObject::ftell

Return current file position

Description

public intfalse SplFileObject::ftell()

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

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

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

Examples

Example #1 SplFileObject::ftell example

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

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

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

See Also

  • ftell