SplFileObject::fgetc

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

SplFileObject::fgetc — Gets character from file

Description

public function SplFileObject::fgetc(): string|false

Gets a character from the file.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns a string containing a single character read from the file or false on EOF.

Warning

This function may return Boolean false, but may also return a non-Boolean value which evaluates to false. Please read the section on Booleans for more information. Use the === operator for testing the return value of this function.

Examples

Example #1 SplFileObject::fgetc() example

<?php
$file = new SplFileObject('file.txt');
while (false !== ($char = $file->fgetc())) {
    echo "$char\n";
}
?>

SplFileObject::fgetc

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