exif_imagetype

Determine the type of an image

&reftitle.description; `int` `exif_imagetype` `string` `filename`

`exif_imagetype` reads the first bytes of an image and checks its signature.

`exif_imagetype` can be used to avoid calls to other exif functions with unsupported file types or in conjunction with `$_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT']` to check whether or not the viewer is able to see a specific image in the browser.

&reftitle.parameters;

`filename`

- The image being checked.

&reftitle.returnvalues;

When a correct signature is found, the appropriate constant value will be returned otherwise the return value is &false;. The return value is the same value that `getimagesize` returns in index 2 but `exif_imagetype` is much faster.

`exif_imagetype` will emit an `E_NOTICE` and return &false; if it is unable to read enough bytes from the file to determine the image type.

&reftitle.changelog;

&Version; | &Description;
5.3.0 | Added icon support.
4.3.2 | Support for JPC, JP2, JPX, JB2, XBM, and WBMP
4.3.0 | Support for SWC

&reftitle.constants;

The following constants are defined, and represent possible `exif_imagetype` return values:

## Imagetype Constants

Value | Constant
1 | `IMAGETYPE_GIF`
2 | `IMAGETYPE_JPEG`
3 | `IMAGETYPE_PNG`
4 | `IMAGETYPE_SWF`
5 | `IMAGETYPE_PSD`
6 | `IMAGETYPE_BMP`
7 | `IMAGETYPE_TIFF_II` (intel byte order)
8 | `IMAGETYPE_TIFF_MM` (motorola byte order)
9 | `IMAGETYPE_JPC`
10 | `IMAGETYPE_JP2`
11 | `IMAGETYPE_JPX`
12 | `IMAGETYPE_JB2`
13 | `IMAGETYPE_SWC`
14 | `IMAGETYPE_IFF`
15 | `IMAGETYPE_WBMP`
16 | `IMAGETYPE_XBM`
17 | `IMAGETYPE_ICO`

&reftitle.examples;

### `exif_imagetype` example

    <?php
    if (exif_imagetype('image.gif') != IMAGETYPE_GIF) {
        echo 'The picture is not a gif';
    }
    ?>

&reftitle.seealso;

- `image_type_to_mime_type`
- `getimagesize`