The finfo_buffer() is an inbuilt function in PHP that returns information about a string buffer.
Syntax:
- Procedural Style:
string | false finfo_uffer( string $string, int $flags = FILEINFO_NONE, ?resource $context = null ) - Object-Oriented Style:
public finfo::buffer( string $string, int $flags = FILEINFO_NONE, ?resource $context = null ): string | false
Parameters: This function accepts three parameters that are described below:
- string: It contains the content of a file that to be checked.
- flags: It contains one or disjunction of more Fileinfo constants.
- finfo: It contains a finfo instance that is returned by finfo_open() function.
Return Value: This function returns a textual description of the string argument, otherwise, it will return false.
Example 1: This example describes the finfo_buffer() function.
PHP
<?php $finfo = new finfo(FILEINFO_MIME); echo $finfo->buffer("./index.php") . "\n"; ?> |
Output:
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Example 2: This example describes the finfo_buffer() function.
PHP
<?php $finfo = new finfo(FILEINFO_MIME); echo finfo_buffer($finfo,"./index.php") . "\n"; ?> |
Output:
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.finfo-buffer.php
