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(PHP 5)

stream_get_contents -- Reads remainder of a stream into a string

Description

string stream_get_contents ( resource handle [, int maxlength [, int offset]] )

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. Added in PHP 5.1.0.

Return Values

Returns a string, or FALSE on failure.

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);
}

?>

Related Function(s)

file_get_contents()

fopen()

fgets()

fread()

fpassthru()