PHP | DirectoryIterator getType() Function
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07 Mar, 2024
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The DirectoryIterator::getType() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to check the type of the current DirectoryIterator item.
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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();
}
?>
. | Type: dir .. | Type: dir dashboard | Type: dir img | Type: dir webalizer | Type: dir xampp | Type: dirProgram 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>";
}
?>
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 => geeks.PNG | Type: file 7 => gfg.php | Type: file 8 => img | Type: dir 9 => index.php | Type: file 10 => webalizer | Type: dir 11 => xampp | Type: dirNote: The output of this function depends on the content of server folder.