SplFileObject
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SplFileObject::seek

Seek to specified line

Description

public void SplFileObject::seek(int $line)

Seek to specified line in the file.

Parameters

line

The zero-based line number to seek to.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws a LogicException if the line is negative.

Examples

Example #1 SplFileObject::seek example

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

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

The above example will output something similar to:

$file->seek(2);

See Also

  • SplFileObject::current
  • SplFileObject::key
  • SplFileObject::next
  • SplFileObject::rewind
  • SplFileObject::valid