fgetc

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fgetc - Gets character from file pointer
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fgetc( resource$stream ): string|false

Gets a character from the given file pointer.

Parameters

stream

The file pointer must be valid, and must point to a file successfully opened by fopen or fsockopen (and not yet closed by fclose).

Return Values

Returns a string containing a single character read from the file pointed to by stream. Returns false on EOF.

Warning:

This function may return Boolean false, but may also return a non-Boolean value which evaluates to false. Please read the section on Booleans for more information. Use the === operator for testing the return value of this function.

Notes

Note:

This function is binary-safe.

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