Returns file-specific meta-data saved with a file

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# PharFileInfo::getMetadata

(PHP >= 5.3.0, PECL phar >= 1.0.0)

PharFileInfo::getMetadata — Returns file-specific meta-data saved with a file

### Description

public mixed PharFileInfo::getMetadata ( void )

Return meta-data that was saved in the Phar archive's manifest for this file.

### Parameters

### Return Values

any PHP variable that can be serialized and is stored as meta-data for the file, or `NULL` if no meta-data is stored.

### Examples

Example #1 A PharFileInfo::getMetadata() example

`<?php
// make sure it doesn't exist
@unlink('brandnewphar.phar');
try {
$p = new Phar(dirname(__FILE__) . '/brandnewphar.phar', 0, 'brandnewphar.phar');
$p['file.txt'] = 'hello';
$p['file.txt']->setMetadata(array('user' => 'bill', 'mime-type' => 'text/plain'));
var_dump($p['file.txt']->getMetadata());
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo 'Could not create/modify brandnewphar.phar: ', $e;
}
?>`

The above example will output:

    array(2) {
      ["user"]=>
      string(4) "bill"
      ["mime-type"]=>
      string(10) "text/plain"
    }

### See Also

- PharFileInfo::setMetadata() - Sets file-specific meta-data saved with a file
- PharFileInfo::hasMetadata() - Returns the metadata of the entry
- PharFileInfo::delMetadata() - Deletes the metadata of the entry
- Phar::setMetadata() - Sets phar archive meta-data
- Phar::hasMetadata() - Returns whether phar has global meta-data
- Phar::getMetadata() - Returns phar archive meta-data

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