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Description

string image_type_to_extension ( int $imagetype [, bool $include_dot ] )

Returns the extension for the given IMAGETYPE_XXX constant.

Parameters

imagetype: One of the IMAGETYPE_XXX constant.
include_dot: Whether to prepend a dot to the extension or not. Default to TRUE.

Return Values

A string with the extension corresponding to the given image type.

Notes

Note: This function does not require the GD image library.

Examples

Example #1 image_type_to_extension() example

 <?php
// Create image instance
$im = imagecreatetruecolor(100, 100);

// Save image
imagepng($im, './test' . image_type_to_extension(IMAGETYPE_PNG));
imagedestroy($im);
?>