The DirectoryIterator::isLink() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to check the current DirectoryIterator item is a symbolic link or not.
Syntax:
bool DirectoryIterator::isLink( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This function returns TRUE if the item is a symbolic link, otherwise returns FALSE.
Below programs illustrate the DirectoryIterator::isLink() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php // Create a directory Iterator $directory = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__)); // Loop runs for each element of directory foreach($directory as $dir) { // Use isLink() function to store the result $link = $dir->isLink(); // Display result var_dump($link); } ?> |
Output:
bool(false) bool(false) bool(false)
Program 2:
<?php // Create a directory Iterator $directory = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__)); // Loop runs while directory is valid while ($directory->valid()) { // Use isLink() function to store the result $link = $directory->isLink(); // Display result var_dump($link); $directory->next(); } ?> |
Output:
bool(false) bool(false) bool(false)
Note: The output of this function depends on the content of server folder.
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/directoryiterator.islink.php
