dirname()

dirname()

function dirname(string $path, int $levels = 1): string

Returns a parent directory’s path.

Parameters:

• $path (string)
• $levels (int), default 1, optional

Returns: string

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported by the Elephc code generator.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/filesystem/dirname.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how dirname is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.