finfo_close

(PHP >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL fileinfo >= 0.1.0)

finfo_close — Close finfo instance

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 8.5.0. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.

Description

#[\Deprecated(
since: '8.5',
message: 'as finfo objects are freed automatically',
)]
function finfo_close(finfo $finfo): true

This function used to close the instance opened by finfo_open() until PHP 7.4, but it's a no-op since the finfo resource to object conversion done in PHP 8.0, and has been deprecated in PHP 8.5.

Parameters

finfo: An finfo instance, returned by finfo_open().

Return Values

Always returns true.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.5.0	This function has been deprecated.
8.5.0	The return type is `true` now; previously, it was bool.
8.1.0	This function is a NOP now.
8.1.0	The `finfo` parameter expects an finfo instance now; previously, a resource was expected.