DirectoryIterator::__construct

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

DirectoryIterator::__constructConstructs 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());
}
}
?>

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