This method is available in PHP 5.4 and it is just a wrapper over php.net/fputcsv.
(PHP 5 >= 5.4.0, PHP 7)
SplFileObject::fputcsv — Write a field array as a CSV line
$fields
[, string $delimiter = ","
[, string $enclosure = '"'
[, string $escape = "\"
]]] )
Writes the fields array to the file as a CSV line.
fieldsAn array of values.
delimiter
The optional delimiter parameter sets the field
delimiter (one character only).
enclosure
The optional enclosure parameter sets the field
enclosure (one character only).
escape
The optional escape parameter sets the
escape character (one character only).
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
delimiter or enclosure
parameter is not a single character.
An E_WARNING level error is issued if the
delimiter or enclosure
parameter is not a single character.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.5.21, 5.6.5 |
Added the escape parameter.
|
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"""
This method is available in PHP 5.4 and it is just a wrapper over php.net/fputcsv.