SplFileInfo::getType

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)

SplFileInfo::getType — Gets file type

Description

public function SplFileInfo::getType(): string|false

Returns the type of the file referenced.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

A string representing the type of the entry. May be one of file, link, dir, block, fifo, char, socket, or unknown, or false on failure.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws a RuntimeException on error.

Examples

Example #1 SplFileInfo::getType() example

<?php

$info = new SplFileInfo(__FILE__);
echo $info->getType().PHP_EOL;

$info = new SplFileInfo(dirname(__FILE__));
echo $info->getType();

?>

The above example will output something similar to:

file
dir