FFI::string

    (PHP 7 >= 7.4.0, PHP 8)

    FFI::string — Creates a PHP string from a memory area

    Description

    publicstaticFFI::string(FFI\CData&$ptr, ?int$size = null): string

    Creates a PHP string from size bytes of the memory area pointed to by ptr.

    Parameters

    ptr

    The start of the memory area from which to create a string.

    size

    The number of bytes to copy to the string. If size is omitted or null, ptr must be a zero terminated array of C char.

    Return Values

    The freshly created PHP string.

    Changelog

    VersionDescription
    8.0.0size is nullable now; previously, its default was 0.
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