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

final 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

VersionDescription
8.5.0The class is now final.
8.1.0The path and handle properties are now readonly.

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