# DirectoryIterator::getType

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

DirectoryIterator::getType — Determine the type of the current DirectoryIterator item

### Description

public DirectoryIterator::getType ( ) : string

Determines which file type the current DirectoryIterator item belongs to. One of `file`, `link`, or `dir`.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns a string representing the type of the file. May be one of `file`, `link`, or `dir`.

### Examples

Example #1 DirectoryIterator::getType() example

`<?php
$iterator = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__));
foreach ($iterator as $fileinfo) {
echo $fileinfo->getFilename() . " " . $fileinfo->getType() . "\n";
}
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    . dir
    .. dir
    apple.jpg file
    banana.jpg file
    example.php file
    pear.jpg file

### See Also

- DirectoryIterator::isDir() - Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is a directory
- DirectoryIterator::isDot() - Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is '.' or '..'
- DirectoryIterator::isFile() - Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is a regular file
- DirectoryIterator::isLink() - Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is a symbolic link