PHP | SplFileObject current( ) Function

The SplFileObject::current() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to get current line of file. Syntax:

string SplFileObject::current( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter. Return values: Returns current line of the file. Below Programs illustrate the SplFileObject::current() function in PHP. Note: Program 1 has used gfg.txt file that contains following data.

GeeksforGeeks
A Computer Science 
Portal for Geeks

Program 1: Print All lines of file one by one. php

<?php

// Creating SplFile Object
$file = new SplFileObject("gfg.txt");


foreach ($file as $gfg => $line) {
   echo $file->key() + 1 ." Line".  
        ':> ' . $file->current();
}
?>

Output:

1 Line:  GeeksforGeeks
2 Line:  A Computer Science 
3 Line:  Portal for Geeks

Program 2: Print all lines of current file. php

<?php
 
// Create SplFileObject object
$file = new SplFileObject(__FILE__);
 
// Print all characters of file 
while (false !== ($gfg = $file->fgetc()))
 
{
    echo "$gfg";
}
?>

Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/splfileobject.current.php