1 file.module file_get_type($file)

Determines file type for a given file.

Parameters

object $file: File object.

Return value

string: Machine name of file type that should be used for given file.

File

core/modules/file/file.module, line 2755
Defines a "managed_file" Form API field and a "file" field for Field module.

Code

function file_get_type($file) {
  $types = module_invoke_all('file_type', $file);
  backdrop_alter('file_type', $types, $file);

  return empty($types) ? NULL : reset($types);
}