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PHP | SplFileInfo getPath() Function

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The SplFileInfo::getPath() function is an inbuilt function of Standard PHP Library (SPL) in PHP which is used to return the path without filename. Syntax:
string SplFileInfo::getPath( void )
Parameters: The function does not accept any parameter. Return Value: This function returns the path of file excluding the file name. Below programs illustrate the SplFileInfo::getPath() function in PHP: Program 1: PHP
<?php

// PHP Program to illustrate 
// Splfileinfo::getPath() function
 
// Create new SPlFileInfo Object
$file = new SplFileInfo("html/gfg.txt");
 
// Print result
echo $file->getPath();
 
?>
Output:
html
Program 2: php
<?php

// PHP program to check multiple files path

$GFG = array (
    "/home/rajvir/Desktop/GeeksforGeeks/dummy.php",
    "/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg.txt",
    "/var/www/html/gfg.php",
    "dummy.php"
);

foreach ($GFG as &$file_name) {
    
    // Create new SplFile Object
    $file = new SplFileInfo($file_name);

    // Print result
    echo $file->getPath() . "</br>";

}
?>
Output:
/home/rajvir/Desktop/GeeksforGeeks
/home/rajvir/Desktop
/var/www/html
Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/splfileinfo.getpath.php

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