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Reads remainder of a stream into a string

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Stream Functions

stream_get_contents

(PHP 5)

stream_get_contents — Reads remainder of a stream into a string

Description

string stream_get_contents ( resource $handle [, int $maxlength= -1 [, int $offset= 0 ]] )

Identical to file_get_contents(), except that stream_get_contents() operates on an already open stream resource and returns the remaining contents in a string, up to maxlength bytes and starting at the specified offset .

Parameters

handle (resource): A stream resource (e.g. returned from fopen())
maxlength (integer): The maximum bytes to read. Defaults to -1 (read all the remaining buffer).
offset (integer): Seek to the specified offset before reading.

Return Values

Returns a string, or FALSE on failure.

Changelog

Version	Description
5.1.0	The `offset` was added.

Examples

Example #1 stream_get_contents() example

 <?php

if ($stream = fopen('http://www.example.com', 'r')) {
    // print all the page starting at the offset 10
    echo stream_get_contents($stream, -1, 10);

    fclose($stream);
}


if ($stream = fopen('http://www.example.net', 'r')) {
    // print the first 5 bytes
    echo stream_get_contents($stream, 5);

    fclose($stream);
}

?>

Notes

Note: This function is binary-safe.

See Also

fgets() - Gets line from file pointer
fread() - Binary-safe file read
fpassthru() - Output all remaining data on a file pointer

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