Read from file

# SplFileObject::fread

(PHP 5 >= 5.5.11, PHP 7)

SplFileObject::fread — Read from file

### Descrierea

public SplFileObject::fread ( int `$length` ) : string

Reads the given number of bytes from the file.

### Parametri

`length`

  The number of bytes to read.

### Valorile întoarse

Returns the string read from the file sau `FALSE` în cazul eșecului.

### Exemple

Example #1 SplFileObject::fread() example

`<?php
// Get contents of a file into a string
$filename = "/usr/local/something.txt";
$file = new SplFileObject($filename, "r");
$contents = $file->fread($file->getSize());
?>`

### Note

> Notă:

> Note that SplFileObject::fread() reads from the current position of the file pointer. Use SplFileObject::ftell() to find the current position of the pointer and SplFileObject::rewind() (or SplFileObject::fseek()) to rewind the pointer position.

### A se vedea și

- fread() - Binary-safe file read