PHP Functions Essential Reference

readdir

string readdir(resource_pointer dir_stream) 

Fetches a single entry from a directory stream that has been opened by opendir() .

Returns:

A single directory entry if dir_stream is a valid directory stream and the last entry in the directory has not been reached; FALSE for all other cases

Description:

readdir() retrieves a single entry from a directory that has been opened by opendir().

Version:

From versions 3.0 and 4.0

Example:

List all PHP files in the current working directory

<?php // For PHP3, use: $directory = '.'; $directory = getcwd (); $directory_stream = @ opendir ($directory) or die ("Could not open a directory stream for <i>$directory</i>"); while ($entry = readdir ($directory_stream)) { // Grab the extension of the file ...