note 98262 added to function.fgets

From: Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:32:37 +0000
Subject: note 98262 added to function.fgets
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Some people try to call feof before fgets, and then ignoring the return value of fgets. This method leads to processing value FALSE when reaching the end of file. Bad example: <?php $f = fopen ("fgetstest.php", "r"); $ln= 0; while (! feof ($f)) { $line= fgets ($f); ++$ln; printf ("%2d: ", $ln); if ($line===FALSE) print ("FALSE\n"); else print ($line); } fclose ($f); ?> Good example: <?php $f = fopen ("fgetstest.php", "r"); $ln= 0; while ($line= fgets ($f)) { ++$ln; printf ("%2d: ", $ln); if ($line===FALSE) print ("FALSE\n"); else print ($line); } fclose ($f); ?> ---- Server IP: 92.43.200.200 Probable Submitter: 84.3.84.19 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fgets.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/98262 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98262/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98262/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98262/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98262/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98262/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98262/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/98262 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/98262 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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