PHP: SplFileInfo::getLinkTarget - Manual

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

SplFileInfo::getLinkTarget — Gets the target of a link

Description

public function SplFileInfo::getLinkTarget(): string|false

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.

Examples

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

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