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DirectoryIterator::current

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(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Return the current DirectoryIterator item

Description

DirectoryIterator::current(): mixed

Get the current DirectoryIterator item.

Parameters Parameters

Return Values

The current DirectoryIterator item.

Examples

A DirectoryIterator::current example

This example will list the contents of the directory containing the script.

php
<?php
$iterator = new DirectoryIterator(__DIR__);
while($iterator->valid()) {
    $file = $iterator->current();
    echo $iterator->key() . " => " . $file->getFilename() . "\n";
    $iterator->next();
}
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

output
0 => .
1 => ..
2 => apple.jpg
3 => banana.jpg
4 => index.php
5 => pear.jpg

See Also

  • DirectoryIterator::key
  • DirectoryIterator::next
  • DirectoryIterator::rewind
  • DirectoryIterator::valid
  • Iterator::current

Source: reference/spl/directoryiterator/current.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)