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
