SplFileObject::fwrite
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
SplFileObject::fwrite — Write to file
Description
$data
, int $length
= 0): int|false
Writes the contents of string
to the file
Parameters
-
data
-
The string to be written to the file.
-
length
-
If the
length
argument is given, writing will stop afterlength
bytes have been written or the end ofstring
is reached, whichever comes first.
Return Values
Returns the number of bytes written, or false
on error.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
7.4.0 |
The function now returns false instead of zero on failure.
|
Examples
Example #1 SplFileObject::fwrite() example
<?php
$file = new SplFileObject("fwrite.txt", "w");
$written = $file->fwrite("12345");
echo "Wrote $written bytes to file";
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
Wrote 5 bytes to file