Gets the target of a link

# SplFileInfo::getLinkTarget

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)

SplFileInfo::getLinkTarget — Gets the target of a link

### Description

public SplFileInfo::getLinkTarget(): string|false

Gets the target of a filesystem link.

> Note:

> The target may not be the real path on the filesystem. Use SplFileInfo::getRealPath() to determine the true path on the filesystem.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns the target of the filesystem link on success, or `false` on failure.

### Errors/Exceptions

Throws RuntimeException on error.

### Examples

Example #1 SplFileInfo::getLinkTarget() example

`<?php
$info = new SplFileInfo('/Users/bbieber/workspace');
if ($info->isLink()) {
var_dump($info->getLinkTarget());
var_dump($info->getRealPath());
}
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    string(19) "Documents/workspace"
    string(34) "/Users/bbieber/Documents/workspace"

### See Also

- SplFileInfo::isLink() - Tells if the file is a link
- SplFileInfo::getRealPath() - Gets absolute path to file

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