Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is a symbolic link

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# DirectoryIterator::isLink

(PHP 5)

DirectoryIterator::isLink — Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is a symbolic link

### Description

public bool DirectoryIterator::isLink ( void )

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

DirectoryIterator::isFile
DirectoryIterator::isReadable
DirectoryIterator
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