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SplFileObject::setMaxLineLen

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

SplFileObject::setMaxLineLen — Set maximum line length

Description

public function SplFileObject::setMaxLineLen(int $maxLength): void

Sets the maximum length of a line to be read.

Parameters

maxLength

The maximum length of a line.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws DomainException when maxLength is less than zero.

Examples

Example #1 SplFileObject::setMaxLineLen() example

<?php
$file = new SplFileObject("lipsum.txt");
$file->setMaxLineLen(20);
foreach ($file as $line) {
    echo $line . "\n";
}
?>

Contents of lipsum.txt

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Duis nec sapien felis, ac sodales nisl.
Nulla vitae magna vitae purus aliquet consequat.

The above example will output something similar to:

Lorem ipsum dolor s
it amet, consectetu
r adipiscing elit.

Duis nec sapien fel
is, ac sodales nisl
.

Nulla vitae magna v
itae purus aliquet 
consequat.

See Also


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