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Net_Socket::read()

Net_Socket::read() -- retrieve data

Synopsis

require_once 'Net/Socket.php';

mixed Net_Socket::read (integer $size)

Description

Read a specified amount of data. This is guaranteed to return, and has the added benefit of getting everything in one fread() chunk; if you know the size of the data you're getting beforehand, this is definitely the way to go.

Parameter

Return value

mixed - the data or a PEAR_Error

Throws

Table 38-1. Possible PEAR_Error values

Error codeError messageReasonSolution
NULL"not connected" There is no open connection. You must establish a connection before ( Net_Socket::connect()).

Note

This function can not be called statically.

See

Net_Socket::read()

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