fgetcsv
(PHP 3>= 3.0.8, PHP 4 )
fgetcsv -- Gets line from file pointer and parse for CSV
fields
Description
array fgetcsv ( resource handle, int length [, string delimiter
[, string enclosure]])
Similar to fgets() except that fgetcsv() parses the line
it reads for fields in CSV format and returns an array containing
the fields read. The optional third delimiter parameter
defaults as a comma, and the optional enclosure defaults
as a double quotation mark. Both delimiter and enclosure
are limited to one character. If either is more than one
character, only the first character is used.
Note: The enclosure parameter was added in PHP 4.3.0.
The handle parameter must be a valid file pointer to a
file successfully opened by fopen(), popen(), or fsockopen().
The length parameter must be greater than the longest line
to be found in the CSV file (allowing for trailing line-end
characters).
fgetcsv() returns FALSE on error, including end of file.
Note: A blank line in a CSV file will be returned as an
array comprising a single null field, and will not be treated
as an error.
Example 1. Read and print the entire contents of a CSV
file
<?php
$row = 1;
$handle = fopen("test.csv", "r");
while (($data = fgetcsv($handle, 1000, ",")) !==
FALSE) {
$num = count($data);
echo "<p> $num fields in line $row: <br />\n";
$row++;
for ($c=0; $c < $num; $c++) {
echo $data[$c] . "<br />\n";
}
}
fclose($handle);
?>
See also explode(), file(), and pack()
