Class ConsoleInput

Object wrapper for interacting with stdin

Namespace: Cake\Console

Property Summary

  • $_canReadline protected
    bool

    Can this instance use readline? Two conditions must be met:

    1. Readline support must be enabled.
    2. Handle we are attached to must be stdin. Allows rich editing with arrow keys and history when inputting a string.
  • $_input protected
    resource

    Input value.

Method Summary

Method Detail

__construct() public 

__construct(string $handle = 'php://stdin')

Constructor

Parameters

string $handle optional

The location of the stream to use as input.

dataAvailable() public 

dataAvailable(int $timeout = 0): bool

Check if data is available on stdin

Parameters

int $timeout optional

An optional time to wait for data

Returns

bool

read() public 

read(): string|null

Read a value from the stream

Returns

string|null

Property Detail

$_canReadline protected

Can this instance use readline? Two conditions must be met:

  1. Readline support must be enabled.
  2. Handle we are attached to must be stdin. Allows rich editing with arrow keys and history when inputting a string.

Type

bool

$_input protected

Input value.

Type

resource

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