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SplFileObject::getCsvControl

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

SplFileObject::getCsvControl — Get the delimiter, enclosure and escape character for CSV

Description

public function SplFileObject::getCsvControl(): array

Gets the delimiter, enclosure and escape character used for parsing CSV fields.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns an indexed array containing the delimiter, enclosure and escape character.

Changelog

Version Description
7.4.0 The escape character can now be an empty string.
7.0.10 Added the escape character to the returned array.

Examples

Example #1 SplFileObject::getCsvControl() example

<?php
$file = new SplFileObject("data.txt");
print_r($file->getCsvControl());
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Array
(
    [0] => ,
    [1] => "
    [2] => \
)

See Also


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