SplFileInfo
PHP Manual

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
  • SplFileInfo::getRealPath