# streamWrapper::stream_read

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.2, PHP 5, PHP 7)

streamWrapper::stream_read — Read from stream

### Description

public streamWrapper::stream_read ( int `$count` ) : string

This method is called in response to fread() and fgets().

> Note:

> Remember to update the read/write position of the stream (by the number of bytes that were successfully read).

### Parameters

`count`

  How many bytes of data from the current position should be returned.

### Return Values

If there are less than `count` bytes available, return as many as are available. If no more data is available, return either `FALSE` or an empty string.

### Errors/Exceptions

Emits `E_WARNING` if call to this method fails (i.e. not implemented).

> Note:

> If the return value is longer then `count` an `E_WARNING` error will be emitted, and excess data will be lost.

### Notes

> Note:

> streamWrapper::stream_eof() is called directly after calling streamWrapper::stream_read() to check if EOF has been reached. If not implemented, EOF is assumed.

Warning

When reading the whole file (for example, with file_get_contents()), PHP will call streamWrapper::stream_read() followed by streamWrapper::stream_eof() in a loop but as long as streamWrapper::stream_read() returns a non-empty string, the return value of streamWrapper::stream_eof() is ignored.

### See Also

- fread() - Binary-safe file read
- fgets() - Gets line from file pointer