PHP | FilesystemIterator getFlags() Function

The FilesystemIterator::getFlags() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the handling flags.

Syntax:

int FilesystemIterator::getFlags( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.

Return Value: This function returns an integer value representing the set of flags.

Below programs illustrate the FilesystemIterator::getFlags() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php

// Create new file system iterator
$fileItr = new FilesystemIterator(__DIR__,
    FilesystemIterator::CURRENT_AS_PATHNAME);

// Store the flag
$flag = $fileItr->getFlags();

// Display the flag
var_dump($flag);

?>

Output:

int(4128)

Program 2:

<?php

// Create new file system iterator
$fileItr = new FilesystemIterator(__DIR__,
    FilesystemIterator::CURRENT_AS_PATHNAME);

// Set the flag
$fileItr->setFlags(FilesystemIterator::KEY_AS_FILENAME);

// Get the flag
$flag = $fileItr->getFlags();

// Display the flag
var_dump($flag);

?>

Output:

int(256)

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/filesystemiterator.getflags.php