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PHP | SplFileInfo getPathname() Function

The SplFileInfo::getPathname() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to get the path of file.

Syntax:

string SplFileInfo::getPathname( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.

Return Value: This function returns the path of the file.

Below programs illustrate the SplFileInfo::getPathname() function in PHP:

Program 1:




<?php
  
// PHP Program to illustrate 
// SplFileInfo::getPathname() function
   
$file = new SplFileInfo('/var/www/html/gfg.php');
   
$info = $file->getPathname();
print_r($info);
   
?>


Output:

/var/www/html/gfg.php

Program 2:




<?php
   
// PHP program to use array to check
// multiple files path
     
$GFG = array (
    "/home/rajvir/Desktop/neveropen/dummy.php",
    "/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg.txt",
    "/var/www/html/gfg.php",
    "dummy.php"
);
     
foreach ($GFG as &$file_name) {
       
     // Create new SplFile Object
     $file = new SplFileInfo($file_name);
    
    // Print result
    $info = $file->getPathname();
    print_r($info);
    echo "</br>";
}
?>


Output:

/home/rajvir/Desktop/neveropen/dummy.php/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg.txt/var/www/html/gfg.phpdummy.php

Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/splfileinfo.getpathname.php

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