readline_callback_handler_install

Initializes the readline callback interface and terminal, prints the prompt and returns immediately (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)
bool readline_callback_handler_install ( string prompt, callback callback )

Example 2066. Readline Callback Interface Example

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<?php
function rl_callback($ret)

{

    global $c, $prompting;


    echo "You entered: $ret\n";

    $c++;


    if ($c > 10) {

        $prompting = false;

        readline_callback_handler_remove();

    } else {

        readline_callback_handler_install("[$c] Enter something: ", 'rl_callback');

    }

}

$c = 1;
$prompting = true;

readline_callback_handler_install("[$c] Enter something: ", 'rl_callback');


while ($prompting) {

    $w = NULL;

    $e = NULL;

    $n = stream_select($r = array(STDIN), $w, $e, null);

    if ($n && in_array(STDIN, $r)) {

        // read a character, will call the callback when a newline is entered

        readline_callback_read_char();

    }

}


echo "Prompting disabled. All done.\n";
?>

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readline_add_history
readline_callback_handler_install
readline_callback_handler_remove
readline_callback_read_char
readline_clear_history
readline_completion_function
readline_info
readline_list_history
readline_on_new_line
readline_read_history
readline_redisplay
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readline_callback_handler_install

Initializes the readline callback interface and terminal, prints the prompt and returns immediately (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0) bool readline_callback_handler_install ( string prompt, callback callback )

Example 2066. Readline Callback Interface Example

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Initializes the readline callback interface and terminal, prints the prompt and returns immediately (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)
bool readline_callback_handler_install ( string prompt, callback callback )