# SplFileObject::ftell

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)

SplFileObject::ftell — Return current file position

### Description

public SplFileObject::ftell ( ) : int

Returns the position of the file pointer which represents the current offset in the file stream.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns the position of the file pointer as an integer, or `FALSE` on error.

### Examples

Example #1 SplFileObject::ftell() example

`<?php
$file = new SplFileObject("/etc/passwd");
// Read first line
$data = $file->fgets();
// Where are we?
echo $file->ftell();
?>`

### See Also

- ftell() - Returns the current position of the file read/write pointer