(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)
SplFileInfo::getType — Gets file type
This function has no parameters.
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.
Throws a RuntimeException on error.
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