DirectoryIterator
PHP Manual

DirectoryIterator::__construct

Constructs a new directory iterator from a path

Description

public DirectoryIterator::__construct(string $directory)

Constructs a new directory iterator from a path.

Parameters

directory

The path of the directory to traverse.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws an UnexpectedValueException if the directory does not exist.

Throws a ValueError if the directory is an empty string.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 Now throws a ValueError if directory is an empty string; previously it threw a RuntimeException.

Examples

Example #1 A DirectoryIterator::__construct example

This example will list the contents of the directory containing the script. 

<?php
$dir = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__));
foreach ($dir as $fileinfo) {
    if (!$fileinfo->isDot()) {
        var_dump($fileinfo->getFilename());
    }
}
?>

See Also

  • SplFileInfo
  • Iterator