# SplFileInfo::isFile

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7)

SplFileInfo::isFile — Tells if the object references a regular file

### Description

public SplFileInfo::isFile ( ) : bool

Checks if the file referenced by this SplFileInfo object exists and is a regular file.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` if the file exists and is a regular file (not a link), `FALSE` otherwise.

### Examples

Example #1 SplFileInfo::isFile() example

`<?php
$info = new SplFileInfo(__FILE__);
var_dump($info->isFile());
$info = new SplFileInfo(dirname(__FILE__));
var_dump($info->isFile());
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    bool(true)
    bool(false)