Get file extension for image type

getimagesizefromstring
image_type_to_mime_type
GD and Image Functions
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# image_type_to_extension

(PHP 5)

image_type_to_extension — Get file extension for image type

### Description

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

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.

### 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);
?>`

### Notes

> Note:

> This function does not require the GD image library.

getimagesizefromstring
image_type_to_mime_type
GD and Image Functions
PHP Manual