DirectoryIterator::__construct

(PHP 5)

DirectoryIterator::__construct — Constructs a new directory iterator from a path

Description

public DirectoryIterator::__construct ( string $path )

Constructs a new directory iterator from a path.

Parameters

path: The path of the directory to traverse.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws an UnexpectedValueException if the path cannot be opened.

Throws a RuntimeException if the path is an empty string.

Changelog

Version	Description
5.3.0	Throws UnexpectedValueException if the `path` cannot be opened.
5.1.3	Throws RuntimeException if the `path` is an empty string.
5.1.0	Throws RuntimeException on error. Previously, threw Exception.

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());
    }
}
?>