(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)
SplFileInfo::getPathInfo — Gets an SplFileInfo object for the path
Gets an SplFileInfo object for the parent of the current file.
class Name of an SplFileInfo derived class to use, or itself if null.
Returns an SplFileInfo object for the parent path of the file on success, or null on failure.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | class is now nullable. |
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"