The SplFileInfo::getFileInfo() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to get the file information of the file.
Syntax:
SplFileInfo::getFileInfo( $class )
Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $class which is optional. It is used to specify the name of splfile derived class.
Return Value: This function returns the SplFileInfo object.
Below programs illustrate the SplFileInfo::getFileInfo() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php   // PHP Program to illustrate // Splfileinfo::getFileInfo() function    // Create new SPlFileInfo Object $file = new SplFileInfo("gfg.txt");    // Print result var_dump( $file->getFileInfo());    ?> |
Output:
object(SplFileInfo)#2 (2) {
["pathName":"SplFileInfo":private]=>
string(7) "gfg.txt"
["fileName":"SplFileInfo":private]=>
string(7) "gfg.txt"
}
Program 2:
<?php   // PHP program to use array to check // multiple files $GFG = array (     "/home/rajvir/Desktop/neveropen/dummy.php",     "/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg.txt",     "/var/www/html/gfg.php",     "demo.c");     foreach ($GFG as $file_name) {             // Create new SPlFileInfo Object     $file = new SplFileInfo($file_name);             // Print result     var_dump($file->getFileInfo());     echo "</br>"; } ?> |
Output:
object(SplFileInfo)#2 (2) {
["pathName":"SplFileInfo":private]=>
string(44) "/home/rajvir/Desktop/neveropen/dummy.php"
["fileName":"SplFileInfo":private]=>
string(9) "dummy.php"
}
object(SplFileInfo)#1 (2) {
["pathName":"SplFileInfo":private]=>
string(28) "/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg.txt"
["fileName":"SplFileInfo":private]=>
string(7) "gfg.txt"
}
object(SplFileInfo)#2 (2) {
["pathName":"SplFileInfo":private]=>
string(21) "/var/www/html/gfg.php"
["fileName":"SplFileInfo":private]=>
string(7) "gfg.php"
}
object(SplFileInfo)#1 (2) {
["pathName":"SplFileInfo":private]=>
string(6) "demo.c"
["fileName":"SplFileInfo":private]=>
string(6) "demo.c"
}
Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/splfileinfo.getfileinfo.php
