PHP | SplFileObject seek() Function
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24 Dec, 2018
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The SplFileObject::seek() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to seek to specify the line.
Syntax:
php
Output:
php
void SplFileObject::seek( $line_num)Parameters: This functions accept only one parameter $line_num which specifies the line number of the file. Return values: This function does not return any value. Below Programs illustrate the SplFileObject::seek () function in PHP: Program-1:
<?php
// PHP program to illustrate
// SplFileObject Seek function
$file = new SplFileObject(__FILE__);
$file->seek(3);
echo $file->current();
?>
// SplFileObject Seek functionProgram-2:
<?php
// PHP program to use array to check
// multiple files
$GFG = array(
"/home/rajvir/Desktop/GeeksforGeeks/dummy.php",
"gfg.txt",
"mime.php"
);
foreach ($GFG as &$file_name) {
$file = new SplFileObject($file_name);
$file->seek(3);
echo $file->current();
}
?>
Output:
Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/splfileobject.seek.php
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