PHP | SplFileInfo openFile() Function

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The SplFileInfo::openFile() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to gets an SplFileObject object for the file.

Syntax:

bool SplFileInfo::openFile( $mode, $path, $context)

Parameters: This function accept three parameters as mention above and describe below.

$mode: Specify the mode of opening file.
$path: If set it to TRUE, the filename is searched within path.
$context: Specifies the manual path for description.

Return values: This function returns opened file as an SplFileObject object.

Note: make sure the file is readable or writable.

Below Program illustrates the SplFileInfo::openFile() function in PHP:

Program:

<?php 
   
// PHP Program to illustrate  
// Splfileinfo::openFile function 
   
// Make sure file is writable  
$file = new SplFileInfo("gfg.txt"); 
   
$obj = $file->openFile('a'); 
   
$obj->fwrite("Append...zambiatek to the file..."); 
   
?> 