stream_set_blocking()

stream_set_blocking() — Set blocking/non-blocking mode on a stream.

Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.

Signature

stream_set_blocking(resource $stream, bool $enable): bool

Parameters

ParameterTypeWhat it takes
$streamresourceThe stream.
$enableboolIf enable is false, the given stream will be switched to non-blocking mode, and if true, it will be switched to blocking mode. This affects calls like fgets() and fread() that read from the stream. In non-blocking mode an fgets() call will always return right away while in blocking mode it will wait for data to become available on the stream.

Return value

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Example

The PHP manual ships no example for stream_set_blocking(); the signature and the parameter table above are the contract.

See also

stream_select()

All PHP 8.5 built-in functions

Reference card built from the PHP manual page stream_set_blocking() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.