PHP | SplFileInfo getInode() Function

The SplFileInfo::getInode() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to get the inode number for the filesystem object. Syntax:

int SplFileInfo::getInode( void)

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter. Return Value: This function returns inode number for the filesystem object. Below programs illustrate the SplFileInfo::getInode() function in PHP: Program 1: PHP

<?php

// PHP Program to illustrate 
// Splfileinfo::getInode() function
 
// Create new SPlFileInfo Object
$file = new SplFileInfo("gfg.txt");
 
// Print result
print_r($file->getInode());
 
?>

Output:

265494

Program 2: php

<?php

// PHP Program to illustrate 
// Splfileinfo::getInode() function
 
// Create new SPlFileInfo Object
$file = new SplFileInfo(__FILE__);
 
// print result
print_r($file->getInode());
 
?>

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/splfileinfo.getinode.php