ftell()

ftell()

function ftell(resource $stream): int

Returns the current position of the file read/write pointer.

Parameters:

• $stream (resource)

Returns: int

Availability

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

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

Internals

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