sapi_windows_vt100_support
(PHP 7 >= 7.2.0, PHP 8)
sapi_windows_vt100_support — Get or set VT100 support for the specified stream associated to an output buffer of a Windows console.
Description
$stream
, ?bool $enable
= null
): bool
If enable
is null
, the function returns true
if the stream stream
has VT100 control codes enabled, false
otherwise.
If enable
is a bool, the function will try to enable or disable the VT100 features of the stream stream
.
If the feature has been successfully enabled (or disabled), the function will return true
, or false
otherwise.
At startup, PHP tries to enable the VT100 feature of the STDOUT
/STDERR
streams. By the way, if those streams are redirected to a file, the VT100 features may not be enabled.
If VT100 support is enabled, it is possible to use control sequences as they are known from the VT100 terminal. They allow the modification of the terminal's output. On Windows these sequences are called Console Virtual Terminal Sequences.
This function uses the ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING
flag implemented in the Windows 10 API, so the VT100 feature may not be available on older Windows versions.
Parameters
-
stream
-
The stream on which the function will operate.
-
enable
-
If bool, the VT100 feature will be enabled (if
true
) or disabled (iffalse
).
Return Values
If enable
is null
: returns true
if the VT100 feature is enabled, false
otherwise.
If enable
is a bool: Returns true
on success or false
on failure.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
8.0.0 |
enable is now nullable.
|
Examples
Example #1 sapi_windows_vt100_support() default state
By default, STDOUT
and STDERR
have the VT100 feature enabled.
php -r "var_export(sapi_windows_vt100_support(STDOUT));echo ' ';var_export(sapi_windows_vt100_support(STDERR));"
The above example will output something similar to:
true true
By the way, if a stream is redirected, the VT100 feature will not be enabled:
php -r "var_export(sapi_windows_vt100_support(STDOUT));echo ' ';var_export(sapi_windows_vt100_support(STDERR));" 2>NUL
The above example will output something similar to:
true false
Example #2 sapi_windows_vt100_support() changing state
You won't be able to enable the VT100 feature of STDOUT
or STDERR
if the stream is redirected.
php -r "var_export(sapi_windows_vt100_support(STDOUT, true));echo ' ';var_export(sapi_windows_vt100_support(STDERR, true));" 2>NUL
The above example will output something similar to:
true false
Example #3 Example usage of VT100 support enabled
<?php
$out = fopen('php://stdout','w');
fwrite($out, 'Just forgot a lettr.');
// Moves the cursor two characters backwards
fwrite($out, "\033[2D");
// Inserts one blank, shifting existing text to the right -> Just forgot a lett r.
fwrite($out, "\033[1@");
fwrite($out, 'e');
?>
The above example will output:
Just forgot a letter.