Description

This method extracts the file identified by path from the archive and returns it as a string. It does not use temporary files.

Parameter

• string $path - the path of the file to extract

Return value

string - the content of the extracted file

Throws

Note

This function can not be called statically.

Example

// tarname.tar with files :
//   dev/data/file.txt
//   dev/data/log.txt
//   dev/readme.txt

$tar_object = new Archive_Tar("tarname.tar");
$text = $tar_object->extractInString("dev/readme.txt");
echo $text;