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PHP | SplFileObject fputcsv() Function

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The SplFileObject fputcsv() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used write a field array as a CSV line. Syntax:
string SplFileObject::fputcsv()
Parameters: This function accept four parameters one is mandatory and three are optional.
  • $fields: Specifies the an array of values.
  • $delimiter: An optional parameter which specify sets the field delimiter.
  • $enclosure: An optional parameter which specify field enclosure.
  • $escape: An optional parameter used for escape character.
Return values: This function returns length of the written string or FALSE otherwise. Below Program illustrate the SplFileObject fputcsv() function in PHP. Program : php
<?php

// Create an Array
$gfg = array (
    array('gfg', 'geeks', 'gced', 'Article'),
    array('Hello', 'Sudo', 'Placement'),
    array('"Contribute"', '"Interview"'),
    array('"System"', '"IDE"')
);

// Creating Spl Object
$file = new SplFileObject('gfg.csv', 'w');

foreach ($gfg as $arr) {
    $file->fputcsv($arr);
}


echo "Successfully write data in gfg.csv";
?>
Output:
Successfully write data in gfg.csv
When Run the Above program it will create a gfg.csv file if not exist and writes the content of array in file as shown in below image.
https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/capture1-2.png
Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/splfileobject.fputcsv.php

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