PHP | SplFileObject fgetc() Function

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

string SplFileObject::fgetc( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter. Return values: Returns single character read from the file or FALSE on EOF. Below Programs illustrate the SplFileObject::fgetc() function in PHP. Note: Program 1 has used gfg.txt file that contains following data.

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Program 1: Print All characters of file by one space separated. php

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

Output:

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Program 2: Print all characters 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: https://www.php.net/manual/en/splfileobject.fgetc.php