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SplFileObject::__toString

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

SplFileObject::__toString — Returns the current line as a string

Description

public function SplFileObject::__toString(): string

This method will return the current line as a string.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the current line as a string.

Changelog

Version Description
8.1.14, 8.2.1 Changed from an alias of SplFileObject::fgets() to an implementation of SplFileObject::current() which returns a CSV string when the SplFileObject::READ_CSV flag is set.
7.2.19, 7.3.6 Changed from an alias of SplFileObject::current() to an alias of SplFileObject::fgets().


<SplFileObject::setMaxLineLenSplFileObject::valid>
^SplFileObjectLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026