# Directory - `Directory()` Validates if the given path is a directory. ```php v::directory()->validate(__DIR__); // true v::directory()->validate(__FILE__); // false ``` This validator will consider SplFileInfo instances, so you can do something like: ```php v::directory()->validate(new SplFileInfo('library/')); v::directory()->validate(dir('/')); ``` ## Categorization - File system ## Changelog Version | Description --------|------------- 2.0.0 | Validates PHP's `Directory` class 0.4.4 | Created *** See also: - [Executable](Executable.md) - [Exists](Exists.md) - [Extension](Extension.md) - [File](File.md) - [Image](Image.md) - [Mimetype](Mimetype.md) - [Readable](Readable.md) - [Size](Size.md) - [SymbolicLink](SymbolicLink.md) - [Uploaded](Uploaded.md) - [Writable](Writable.md)