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SplFileObject::rewind	SplFileObject::setCsvControl

SplFileObject	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

SplFileObject::seek

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

SplFileObject::seek — Seek to specified line

Description

public function SplFileObject::seek(int $line): void

Seek to specified line in the file.

Parameters

line: The zero-based line number to seek to.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws a LogicException if the line is negative.

Examples

Example #1 SplFileObject::seek() example

This example outputs the third line of the script which is found at position 2.

<?php
$file = new SplFileObject(__FILE__);
$file->seek(2);
echo $file->current();
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

$file->seek(2);

See Also

SplFileObject::current() - Retrieve current line of file
SplFileObject::key() - Get line number
SplFileObject::next() - Read next line
SplFileObject::rewind() - Rewind the file to the first line
SplFileObject::valid() - Not at EOF

SplFileObject::rewind	SplFileObject::setCsvControl

SplFileObject	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026