PHP | SplFileInfo getType() Function

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

Syntax:

string SplFileInfo::getType( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.

Return values: This function returns the type of file i.e. link, dir or file.

Below Programs illustrate the SplFileInfo::getType() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php 
  
// PHP Program to illustrate  
// Splfileinfo::getType() function 
  
$file = new SplFileInfo(dirname("gfg.txt")); 
$gfg = $file->getType(); 
  
// Print result 
print($gfg . "</br>"); 
  
$file = new SplFileInfo(__FILE__); 
$gfg = $file->getType(); 
  
// Print result 
print($gfg); 
  
?> 

Output:

dir
file

Program 2:

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