PHP | SplFileInfo openFile() Function

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...GeeksforGeeks to the file...");

?>

Output:
Before Appending the file:

After Appending the file:

Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/splfileinfo.openfile.php