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    SplFileInfo::getType

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

    SplFileInfo::getType — Gets file type

    Description

    public 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

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