The DirectoryIterator::getPath() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the path of current Iterator item without filename.
Syntax:
string DirectoryIterator::getPath( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This function returns the file path, omitting the file name and any trailing slash.
Below programs illustrate the DirectoryIterator::getPath() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php   // Create a directory Iterator $directory = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__));   // Display the path echo $directory->getPath(); ?> |
Output:
C:\xampp\htdocs
Program 2:
<?php   // Create a directory Iterator $directory = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__));   // Loop runs for each element of directory foreach($directory as $dir) {           $file = $directory->current();           // Display key, filename and its path     echo $dir->key() . " => " .         $file->getFilename() . " | Path: " .         $directory->getPath() . "<br>"; } ?> |
Output:
0 => . | Path: C:\xampp\htdocs 1 => .. | Path: C:\xampp\htdocs 2 => applications.html | Path: C:\xampp\htdocs 3 => bitnami.css | Path: C:\xampp\htdocs 4 => dashboard | Path: C:\xampp\htdocs 5 => favicon.ico | Path: C:\xampp\htdocs 6 => neveropen.PNG | Path: C:\xampp\htdocs 7 => gfg.php | Path: C:\xampp\htdocs 8 => img | Path: C:\xampp\htdocs 9 => index.php | Path: C:\xampp\htdocs 10 => webalizer | Path: C:\xampp\htdocs 11 => xampp | Path: C:\xampp\htdocs
Note: The output of this function depends on the content of server folder.
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/directoryiterator.getpath.php
