DirectoryIterator::getType
(PHP 5, PHP 7)
DirectoryIterator::getType — Determine the type of the current DirectoryIterator item
Description
public DirectoryIterator::getType ( ) : string
Determines which file type the current DirectoryIterator item belongs to. One of file, link, or dir.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
Returns a string representing the type of the file. May be one of file, link, or dir.
Examples
Example #1 DirectoryIterator::getType() example
<?php
$iterator = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__));
foreach ($iterator as $fileinfo) {
echo $fileinfo->getFilename() . " " . $fileinfo->getType() . "\n";
}
?> The above example will output something similar to:
. dir .. dir apple.jpg file banana.jpg file example.php file pear.jpg file
See Also
- DirectoryIterator::isDir() - Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is a directory
- DirectoryIterator::isDot() - Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is '.' or '..'
- DirectoryIterator::isFile() - Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is a regular file
- DirectoryIterator::isLink() - Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is a symbolic link
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