SplFileInfo::getPathInfo
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)
SplFileInfo::getPathInfo — Gets an SplFileInfo object for the path
Description
Gets an SplFileInfo object for the parent of the current file.
Return Values
Returns an SplFileInfo object for the parent path of the file on success, or null
on failure.
Changelog
Version | Description |
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8.0.0 |
class is now nullable.
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Examples
Example #1 SplFileInfo::getPathInfo() example
<?php
$info = new SplFileInfo('/usr/bin/php');
$parent_info = $info->getPathInfo();
var_dump($parent_info->getRealPath());
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
string(8) "/usr/bin"
See Also
- SplFileInfo::setInfoClass() - Sets the class used with SplFileInfo::getFileInfo and SplFileInfo::getPathInfo