The Directory class

    (PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    Introduction

    Instances of Directory are created by calling the dir() function, not by the new operator.

    Class synopsis

    class Directory {
    /* Properties */
    public readonly string $path;
    public readonly resource $handle;
    /* Methods */
    public close(): void
    public read(): string|false
    public rewind(): void
    }

    Properties

    path

    The directory that was opened.

    handle

    Can be used with other directory functions such as readdir(), rewinddir() and closedir().

    Changelog

    Version Description
    8.1.0 The path and handle properties are now readonly.

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    serxis at gmail dot com
    9 years ago
    If you have an error Directory::read() method not foundlike this one :
    "PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined method Directory::read() in ..."
    try pth_read() instead of read() - undocumented "feature"
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