Joomla! API

note	This class adheres to the stream wrapper operations:
link	PHP Stream Manual Stream Wrappers Stream Filters Socket Transports (used by some options, particularly HTTP proxy)
since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream instead.
package	Joomla CMS

Constructor

__construct( writeprefix = '',  readprefix = '', mixed||string|int context = []) :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::__construct() instead.

Arguments

writeprefix: stringPrefix of the stream (optional). Unlike the JPATH_*, this has a final path separator!
readprefix: stringThe read prefix (optional).
context: array<string|int, mixed>The context options (optional).

Response

mixed

Destructor

__destruct() :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::__destruct() instead.

Response

mixed

Magic method to convert the object to a string gracefully.

__toString() :

inherited deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.3 will be removed in 6.0 Classes should provide their own __toString() implementation.

Response

stringThe classname.

Stream contexts Builds the context from the array

_buildContext() :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::_buildContext() instead.

Response

void

Determine the appropriate 'filename' of a file

_getFilename( filename,  mode,  usePrefix,  relative) :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::_getFilename() instead.

Arguments

filename: stringOriginal filename of the file
mode: stringMode string to retrieve the filename
usePrefix: boolControls the use of a prefix
relative: boolDetermines if the filename given is relative. Relative paths do not have JPATH_ROOT stripped.

Response

string

Adds a particular options to the context

addContextEntry( wrapper,  name,  value) :

deprecated

link	Stream Context Creation Context Options for various streams
since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::addContextEntry() instead.

link

Stream Context Creation

Context Options for various streams

since

1.7.0

deprecated

4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::addContextEntry() instead.

Arguments

wrapper: stringThe wrapper to use
name: stringThe option to set
value: stringThe value of the option

Response

void

Stream filters Append a filter to the chain

appendFilter( filterName,  readWrite = STREAM_FILTER_READ, mixed||string|int params = []) :

deprecated

link
since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::appendFilter() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Arguments

filterName: stringThe key name of the filter.
readWrite: intOptional. Defaults to STREAM_FILTER_READ.
params: array<string|int, mixed>An array of params for the stream_filter_append call.

Response

mixed

Applies the current context to the stream

applyContextToStream() :

deprecated

Use this to change the values of the context after you've opened a stream

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::applyContextToStream() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Response

mixed

Chmod wrapper

chmod( filename = '',  mode) :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::chmod() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Arguments

filename: stringFile name.
mode: mixedMode to use.

Response

bool

Attempt to close a file handle

close() :

deprecated

Will return false if it failed and true on success If the file is not open the system will return true, this function destroys the file handle as well

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::close() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Response

bool

Copy a file from src to dest

copy( src,  dest,  context = null,  usePrefix = true,  relative = false) :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::copy() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Arguments

src: stringThe file path to copy from.
dest: stringThe file path to copy to.
context: resourceA valid context resource (optional) created with stream_context_create.
usePrefix: boolControls the use of a prefix (optional).
relative: boolDetermines if the filename given is relative. Relative paths do not have JPATH_ROOT stripped.

Response

mixed

Sets a default value if not already assigned

def( property,  default = null) :

inherited deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.3.0 will be removed in 6.0 Defining dynamic properties should not be used anymore

Arguments

property: stringThe name of the property.
default: mixedThe default value.

Response

mixed

Delete a file

delete( filename,  context = null,  usePrefix = true,  relative = false) :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::delete() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Arguments

filename: stringThe file path to delete.
context: resourceA valid context resource (optional) created with stream_context_create.
usePrefix: boolControls the use of a prefix (optional).
relative: boolDetermines if the filename given is relative. Relative paths do not have JPATH_ROOT stripped.

Response

mixed

Deletes a particular setting from a context

deleteContextEntry( wrapper,  name) :

deprecated

link
since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::deleteContextEntry() instead.

Arguments

wrapper: stringThe wrapper to use
name: stringThe option to unset

Response

void

Work out if we're at the end of the file for a stream

eof() :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::eof() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Response

bool

Retrieve the file size of the path

filesize() :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::filesize() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Response

mixed

Returns a property of the object or the default value if the property is not set.

get( property,  default = null) :

inherited deprecated

since	1.7.0
see	CMSObject::getProperties()
deprecated	4.3.0 will be removed in 6.0 Create a proper getter function for the property

Arguments

property: stringThe name of the property.
default: mixedThe default value.

Response

mixedThe value of the property.

Get the stream metadata

get_meta_data() : array|bool

deprecated

link
since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::get_meta_data() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Response

array<string|int, mixed>|boolheader/metadata

Get the most recent error message.

getError( i = null,  toString = true) :

inherited deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	3.1.4 will be removed in 6.0 Will be removed without replacement Catch thrown Exceptions instead of getError

Arguments

i: intOption error index.
toString: boolIndicates if Exception objects should return their error message.

Response

stringError message

Return all errors, if any.

getErrors() : mixed||string|int

inherited deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	3.1.4 will be removed in 6.0 Will be removed without replacement Catch thrown Exceptions instead of getErrors

Response

array<string|int, mixed>Array of error messages.

Return the internal file handle

getFileHandle() :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::getFileHandle() instead.

Response

resourceFile handler

Returns an associative array of object properties.

getProperties( public = true) : mixed||string|int

inherited deprecated

since	1.7.0
see	CMSObject::get()
deprecated	4.3.0 will be removed in 6.0 Create a proper getter function for the property

Arguments

public: boolIf true, returns only the public properties.

Response

array<string|int, mixed>

Get a line from the stream source.

gets( length) :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::gets() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Arguments

length: intThe number of bytes (optional) to read.

Response

mixed

Moves a file

move( src,  dest,  context = null,  usePrefix = true,  relative = false) :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::move() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Arguments

src: stringThe file path to move from.
dest: stringThe file path to move to.
context: resourceA valid context resource (optional) created with stream_context_create.
usePrefix: boolControls the use of a prefix (optional).
relative: boolDetermines if the filename given is relative. Relative paths do not have JPATH_ROOT stripped.

Response

mixed

Generic File Operations

open( filename,  mode = 'r',  useIncludePath = false,  context = null,  usePrefix = false,  relative = false,  detectProcessingMode = false) :

deprecated

Open a stream with some lazy loading smarts

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::open() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Arguments

filename: stringFilename
mode: stringMode string to use
useIncludePath: boolUse the PHP include path
context: resourceContext to use when opening
usePrefix: boolUse a prefix to open the file
relative: boolFilename is a relative path (if false, strips JPATH_ROOT to make it relative)
detectProcessingMode: boolDetect the processing method for the file and use the appropriate function to handle output automatically

Response

bool

Prepend a filter to the chain

prependFilter( filterName,  readWrite = STREAM_FILTER_READ, mixed||string|int params = []) :

deprecated

link
since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::prependFilter() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Arguments

filterName: stringThe key name of the filter.
readWrite: intOptional. Defaults to STREAM_FILTER_READ.
params: array<string|int, mixed>An array of params for the stream_filter_prepend call.

Response

mixed

Read a file

read( length) :

deprecated

Handles user space streams appropriately otherwise any read will return 8192

link
since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::read() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Arguments

length: intLength of data to read

Response

mixed

Remove a filter, either by resource (handed out from the append or prepend function) or via getting the filter list)

removeFilter( &resource,  byindex = false) :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::removeFilter() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Arguments

resource: resourceThe resource.
byindex: boolThe index of the filter.

Response

boolResult of operation

Seek the file

seek( offset,  whence = SEEK_SET) :

deprecated

Note: the return value is different to that of fseek

link
since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::seek() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Arguments

offset: intOffset to use when seeking.
whence: intSeek mode to use.

Response

boolTrue on success, false on failure

Modifies a property of the object, creating it if it does not already exist.

set( property,  value = null) :

inherited deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.3.0 will be removed in 6.0 Create a proper setter function for the property

Arguments

property: stringThe name of the property.
value: mixedThe value of the property to set.

Response

mixedPrevious value of the property.

Updates the context to the array

setContextOptions(mixed||string|int context) :

deprecated

Format is the same as the options for stream_context_create

link
since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::setContextOptions() instead.

Arguments

context: array<string|int, mixed>Options to create the context with

Response

void

Add an error message.

setError( error) :

inherited deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	3.1.4 will be removed in 6.0 Will be removed without replacement Throw an Exception instead of using setError

Arguments

error: stringError message.

Response

void

Set the object properties based on a named array/hash.

setProperties( properties) :

inherited deprecated

since	1.7.0
see	CMSObject::set()
deprecated	4.3.0 will be removed in 6.0 Create a proper setter function for the property

Arguments

properties: mixedEither an associative array or another object.

Response

bool

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

tell() :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::tell() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Response

mixed

Upload a file

upload( src,  dest,  context = null,  usePrefix = true,  relative = false) :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::upload() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Arguments

src: stringThe file path to copy from (usually a temp folder).
dest: stringThe file path to copy to.
context: resourceA valid context resource (optional) created with stream_context_create.
usePrefix: boolControls the use of a prefix (optional).
relative: boolDetermines if the filename given is relative. Relative paths do not have JPATH_ROOT stripped.

Response

mixed

File write

write( &string,  length,  chunk) :

deprecated

Whilst this function accepts a reference, the underlying fwrite will do a copy! This will roughly double the memory allocation for any write you do. Specifying chunked will get around this by only writing in specific chunk sizes. This defaults to 8192 which is a sane number to use most of the time (change the default with JStream::set('chunksize', newsize);) Note: This doesn't support gzip/bzip2 writing like reading does

link
since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::write() instead. The framework class throws Exceptions in case of error which you have to catch.

Arguments

string: stringReference to the string to write.
length: intLength of the string to write.
chunk: intSize of chunks to write in.

Response

bool

Writes a chunk of data to a file.

writeFile( filename,  &buffer) :

deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	4.4 will be removed in 6.0 Use Joomla\Filesystem\Stream::writeFile() instead.

Arguments

filename: stringThe file name.
buffer: stringThe data to write to the file.

Response

bool

An array of error messages or Exception objects.

inherited deprecated

since	1.7.0
deprecated	3.1.4 JError has been deprecated

Type(s)

array<string|int, mixed>

File Mode

since	1.7.0

Type(s)

int

Directory Mode

since	1.7.0

Type(s)

int

Default Chunk Size

since	1.7.0

Type(s)

int

Filename

since	1.7.0

Type(s)

string

Prefix of the connection for writing

since	1.7.0

Type(s)

string

Prefix of the connection for reading

since	1.7.0

Type(s)

string

Read Processing method

since	1.7.0

Type(s)

string

Filters applied to the current stream

since	1.7.0

Type(s)

array<string|int, mixed>

File Handle

since	3.0.0

Type(s)

resource

File size

since	3.0.0

Type(s)

int

Context to use when opening the connection

since	3.0.0

Type(s)

resource

Context options; used to rebuild the context

since	3.0.0

Type(s)

array<string|int, mixed>

The mode under which the file was opened

since	3.0.0

Type(s)

string

Stream

Methods

__construct

Arguments

Response

__destruct

Response

__toString

Response

_buildContext

Response

_getFilename

Arguments

Response

addContextEntry

Arguments

Response

appendFilter

Arguments

Response

applyContextToStream

Response

chmod

Arguments

Response

close

Response

copy

Arguments

Response

def

Arguments

Response

delete

Arguments

Response

deleteContextEntry

Arguments

Response

eof

Response

filesize

Response

get

Arguments

Response

get_meta_data

Response

getError

Arguments

Response

getErrors

Response

getFileHandle

Response

getProperties

Arguments

Response

gets

Arguments

Response

move

Arguments

Response

open

Arguments

Response

prependFilter

Arguments

Response

read

Arguments

Response

removeFilter

Arguments

Response

seek

Arguments

Response

set