file_get_contents()

file_get_contents()

function file_get_contents(string $filename, bool $use_include_path = false, mixed $context = null, int $offset = 0, int $length = null): mixed

Reads an entire file into a string.

Parameters:

• $filename (string)
• $use_include_path (bool), default false, optional
• $context (mixed), default null, optional
• $offset (int), default 0, optional
• $length (int), default null, optional

Returns: mixed

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported by the Elephc code generator.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/filesystem/file_get_contents.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how file_get_contents is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.