SplFileInfo
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SplFileInfo::getLinkTarget

Gets the target of a link

Description

public stringfalse SplFileInfo::getLinkTarget()

Gets the target of a filesystem link.

Note:

The target may not be the real path on the filesystem. Use SplFileInfo::getRealPath to determine the true path on the filesystem.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the target of the filesystem link on success, or false on failure.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws RuntimeException on error.

Examples

Example #1 SplFileInfo::getLinkTarget example

<?php
$info = new SplFileInfo('/Users/bbieber/workspace');
if ($info->isLink()) {
    var_dump($info->getLinkTarget());
    var_dump($info->getRealPath());
}
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

string(19) "Documents/workspace"
string(34) "/Users/bbieber/Documents/workspace"

See Also

  • SplFileInfo::isLink
  • SplFileInfo::getRealPath