SplFileInfo::getInodeSplFileInfo::getLinkTarget
(PHP 5 >= 5.2.2)
SplFileInfo::getLinkTarget — Gets the target of a link
Description
public string SplFileInfo::getLinkTarget
( void
)
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.
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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