SplFileInfo::getType
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7)
SplFileInfo::getType — Gets file type
Description
public SplFileInfo::getType ( ) : string
Returns the type of the file referenced.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
A string representing the type of the entry. May be one of file, link, or dir
Errors/Exceptions
Throws a RuntimeException on error.
Examples
Example #1 SplFileInfo::getType() example
<?php $info = new SplFileInfo(__FILE__); echo $info->getType().PHP_EOL; $info = new SplFileInfo(dirname(__FILE__)); echo $info->getType(); ?>
The above example will output something similar to:
file dir
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