PHP fscanf() Function

The fscanf() function parses the input from an open file according to the specified format.

mixed fscanf ( resource $handle , string $format [, mixed &$... ] )

The function fscanf() is similar to sscanf(), but it takes its input from a file associated with handle and interprets the input according to the specified format, which is described in the documentation for sprintf().

Any whitespace in the format string matches any whitespace in the input stream. This means that even a tab \t in the format string can match a single space character in the input stream. Each call to fscanf() reads one line from the file.

Example -

javier  argonaut        pe
hiroshi sculptor        jp
robert  slacker us
luigi   florist it

Parameter	Description
file	Required. Specifies the file to check
format	Required. Specifies the format.
	Possible format values : -
	%% - Returns a percent sign
	%b - Binary number
	%c - The character according to the ASCII value
	%d - Signed decimal number
	%e - Scientific notation (e.g. 1.2e+2)
	%u - Unsigned decimal number
	%f - Floating-point number (local settings aware)
	%F - Floating-point number (not local settings aware)
	%o - Octal number
	%s - String
	%x - Hexadecimal number (lowercase letters)
	%X - Hexadecimal number (uppercase letters)
	Additional format values. These are placed between the % and the letter (example %.2f) : -
	+ (Forces both + and - in front of numbers. By default, only negative numbers are marked)
	' (Specifies what to use as padding. Default is space. Must be used together with the width specifier. Example: %'x20s (this uses "x" as padding)
	- (Left-justifies the variable value)
	[0-9] (Specifies the minimum width held of to the variable value)
	.[0-9] (Specifies the number of decimal digits or maximum string length)