(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
FilesystemIterator::__construct — Constructs a new filesystem iterator
$directory, int$flags = FilesystemIterator::KEY_AS_PATHNAME | FilesystemIterator::CURRENT_AS_FILEINFO | FilesystemIterator::SKIP_DOTS) Constructs a new filesystem iterator from the directory.
directoryThe path of the filesystem item to be iterated over.
flagsFlags may be provided which will affect the behavior of some methods. A list of the flags can found under FilesystemIterator predefined constants. They can also be set later with FilesystemIterator::setFlags()
Throws an UnexpectedValueException if the directory does not exist.
Throws a ValueError if the directory is an empty string.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.2.0 | Prior to PHP 8.2.0, FilesystemIterator::SKIP_DOTS was always set and could not be removed. |
| 8.0.0 | Now throws a ValueError if directory is an empty string; previously it threw a RuntimeException. |
Example #1 FilesystemIterator::__construct() example
<?php
$it = new FilesystemIterator(dirname(__FILE__), FilesystemIterator::CURRENT_AS_FILEINFO);
foreach ($it as $fileinfo) {
echo $fileinfo->getFilename() . "\n";
}
?>Output of the above example in PHP 8.2 is similar to:
. .. apples.jpg banana.jpg example.php
Output of the above example prior to PHP 8.2.0 is similar to:
apples.jpg banana.jpg example.php