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Syntax

gets($length=0)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$length	0

Defined in

libraries/joomla/filesystem/stream.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.filesystem.stream' );

Source Body

function gets($length=0)
{
        if(!$this->_fh)
        {
                $this->setError(JText::_('File not open'));
                return false;
        }

        $retval = false;
        // Capture PHP errors
        $php_errormsg = 'Error Unknown';
        $track_errors = ini_get('track_errors');
        ini_set('track_errors', true);
        switch($this->processingmethod)
        {
                case 'gz':
                        $res = $length ? gzgets($this->_fh, $length) : gzgets($this->_fh);
                        break;
                case 'bz':
                case 'f':
                default:
                        $res = $length ? fgets($this->_fh, $length) : fgets($this->_fh);
                        break;
        }

        if(!$res) {
                $this->setError($php_errormsg);
        } else {
                $retval = $res;
        }
        // restore error tracking to what it was before
        ini_set('track_errors',$track_errors);
        // return the result
        return $retval;
}