Php/docs/directoryiterator.islink
DirectoryIterator::isLink
(PHP 5, PHP 7)
DirectoryIterator::isLink — Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is a symbolic link
Description
public DirectoryIterator::isLink ( ) : bool
Determines if the current DirectoryIterator item is a symbolic link.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
Returns TRUE if the item is a symbolic link, otherwise FALSE
Examples
Example #1 A DirectoryIterator::isLink() example
This example contains a recursive function for removing a directory tree.
<?php/** * This function will recursively delete all files in the given path, without * following symlinks. * * @param string $path Path to the directory to remove. */function removeDir($path) { $dir = new DirectoryIterator($path); foreach ($dir as $fileinfo) { if ($fileinfo->isFile() || $fileinfo->isLink()) { unlink($fileinfo->getPathName()); } elseif (!$fileinfo->isDot() && $fileinfo->isDir()) { removeDir($fileinfo->getPathName()); } } rmdir($path);}removeDir('foo');?>
See Also
- DirectoryIterator::getType() - Determine the type of the current DirectoryIterator item
- 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
