Stream Functions
PHP Manual

stream_filter_remove

Remove a filter from a stream

Description

bool stream_filter_remove ( resource $stream_filter )

Removes a stream filter previously added to a stream with stream_filter_prepend or stream_filter_append. Any data remaining in the filter's internal buffer will be flushed through to the next filter before removing it.

Parameters

stream_filter

The stream filter to be removed.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Dynamicly refiltering a stream

<?php
/* Open a test file for reading and writing */
$fp = fopen("test.txt", "rw");

$rot13_filter = stream_filter_append($fp, "string.rot13", STREAM_FILTER_WRITE);
fwrite($fp, "This is ");
stream_filter_remove($rot13_filter);
fwrite($fp, "a test\n");

rewind($fp);
fpassthru($fp);
fclose($fp);

?>

The above example will output:

Guvf vf a test

See Also

  • stream_filter_register
  • stream_filter_append
  • stream_filter_prepend