The DirectoryIterator::isReadable() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to check the current DirectoryIterator item is readable or not.
Syntax:
bool DirectoryIterator::isReadable( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This function returns TRUE if the file is readable, otherwise returns FALSE.
Below programs illustrate the DirectoryIterator::isReadable() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php // Create a directory Iterator $directory = new DirectoryIterator(dirname( __FILE__ )); // Loop runs for each element of directory foreach ( $directory as $dir ) { // Check for readable element if ( $dir ->isReadable()) { // Display the filename echo $dir ->getFilename() . "<br>" ; } } ?> |
Output:
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Program 2:
<?php // Create a directory Iterator $directory = new DirectoryIterator(dirname( __FILE__ )); // Loop runs while element is valid while ( $directory ->valid()) { // Check for readable element if ( $directory ->isReadable()) { // Display the filename echo $directory ->getFilename() . "<br>" ; } // Move to the next element $directory ->next(); } ?> |
Output:
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Note: The output of this function depends on the content of server folder.
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/directoryiterator.isreadable.php