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DirectoryIterator::next

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(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Move forward to next DirectoryIterator item

Description

DirectoryIterator::next(): void

Move forward to the next DirectoryIterator item.

Parameters Parameters

Return Values

Void

Examples

DirectoryIterator::next example

List the contents of a directory using a while loop.

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

The above example will output something similar to:

output
.
..
apple.jpg
banana.jpg
index.php
pear.jpg

See Also

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

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