SplFileInfo::getType
Gets file type
Description
public stringfalse SplFileInfo::getType()
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: