PHP | DirectoryIterator getType() Function

0 0 1 minute read

The DirectoryIterator::getType() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to check the type of the current DirectoryIterator item.

Syntax:

string DirectoryIterator::getType( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.

Return Value: This function returns a string which represents the type of the file. The type may be one of the file, link, or dir.

Below programs illustrate the DirectoryIterator::getType() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php 
  
// Create a directory Iterator 
$directory = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__)); 
  
// Loop runs while directory is valid 
while ($directory->valid()) { 
  
    // Check it is directory or not 
    if ($directory->isDir()) { 
        $file = $directory->current(); 
        echo $file->getFilename() . " | Type: "
                . $directory->getType() . "<br>"; 
    } 
  
    // Move to the next element of DirectoryIterator 
    $directory->next(); 
} 
  
?> 

Output:

. | Type: dir
.. | Type: dir
dashboard | Type: dir
img | Type: dir
webalizer | Type: dir
xampp | Type: dir

Program 2:

<?php 
  
// Create a directory Iterator 
$directory = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__)); 
  
// Loop runs for each element of directory 
foreach($directory as $dir) { 
      
    $file = $directory->current(); 
      
    echo $dir->key() . " => " .  
        $file->getFilename() . " | Type: " . 
        $dir->getType() . "<br>"; 
} 
  
?> 

Output:

0 => . | Type: dir
1 => .. | Type: dir
2 => applications.html | Type: file
3 => bitnami.css | Type: file
4 => dashboard | Type: dir
5 => favicon.ico | Type: file
6 => zambiatek.PNG | Type: file
7 => gfg.php | Type: file
8 => img | Type: dir
9 => index.php | Type: file
10 => webalizer | Type: dir
11 => xampp | Type: dir

Note: The output of this function depends on the content of server folder.

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/directoryiterator.gettype.php