(PHP 5 >= 5.4.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
SplFileObject::fputcsv — Write a field array as a CSV line
$fields,$separator = ",",$enclosure = "\"",$escape = "\\",$eol = "\n"
Writes the fields array to the file as a CSV line.
fieldsAn array of values.
separator
The optional separator parameter sets the field
delimiter (one single-byte character only).
enclosure
The optional enclosure parameter sets the field
enclosure (one single-byte character only).
escape
The optional escape parameter sets the
escape character (at most one single-byte character).
An empty string ("") disables the proprietary escape mechanism.
eol
The optional eol parameter sets
a custom End of Line sequence.
Note:
If an
enclosurecharacter is contained in a field, it will be escaped by doubling it, unless it is immediately preceded by anescape.
Returns the length of the written string or false on failure.
Returns false, and does not write the CSV line to the file, if the
separator or enclosure
parameter is not a single character.
An E_WARNING level error is issued if the
separator or enclosure
parameter is not a single character.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.1.0 |
The optional eol parameter has been added.
|
| 7.4.0 |
The escape parameter now also accepts an empty
string to disable the proprietary escape mechanism.
|
Example #1 SplFileObject::fputcsv() example
<?php
$list = array (
array('aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc', 'dddd'),
array('123', '456', '789'),
array('"aaa"', '"bbb"')
);
$file = new SplFileObject('file.csv', 'w');
foreach ($list as $fields) {
$file->fputcsv($fields);
}
?>The above example will write the following to file.csv:
aaa,bbb,ccc,dddd 123,456,789 """aaa""","""bbb"""