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# get_resource_type

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2)

get_resource_type -- Returns the resource type

## Description

``string get_resource_type` (resource $handle)`

This function returns a string representing the type of the resource passed to it. If the paramater is not a valid resource, it generates an error.

    $c = mysql_connect();
    echo get_resource_type($c)."\n";
    // prints: mysql link

    $fp = fopen("foo","w");
    echo get_resource_type($fp)."\n";
    // prints: file

    $doc = new_xmldoc("1.0");
    echo get_resource_type($doc->doc)."\n";
    // prints: domxml document

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