The SplFileInfo::getType() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to get the file type.
Syntax:
string SplFileInfo::getType( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.
Return values: This function returns the type of file i.e. link, dir or file.
Below Programs illustrate the SplFileInfo::getType() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php // PHP Program to illustrate // Splfileinfo::getType() function $file = new SplFileInfo(dirname("gfg.txt")); $gfg = $file->getType(); // Print result print($gfg . "</br>"); $file = new SplFileInfo(__FILE__); $gfg = $file->getType(); // Print result print($gfg); ?> |
Output:
dir file
Program 2:
<?php // PHP program to use array to check // multiple files $GFG = array ( "/home/rajvir/Desktop/neveropen/dummy.php", "/home/rajvir/Desktop", "/var/www/html/", "frame.php"); foreach ($GFG as &$file_name) { // Create new SplFile Object $file = new SplFileInfo($file_name); // Print result echo $file->getType() . "</br>"; } ?> |
Output:
file dir dir file
