The DirectoryIterator::rewind() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to rewind the DirectoryIterator back to the start position.
Syntax:
void DirectoryIterator::rewind( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This function does not return any value.
Below programs illustrate the DirectoryIterator::rewind() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php // Create a directory Iterator $directory = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__)); // Loop runs while directory is valid while ($directory->valid()) { // Check the element is directory if($directory->isDir()) { // Display the key and file name echo $directory->key() . " => " . $directory->getFilename() . "<br>"; } // Move to the next element $directory->next(); } // Use rewind() function to move to // the start position $directory->rewind(); // Display the key and file name echo $directory->key() . " => " . $directory->getFilename(); ?> |
Output:
0 => . 1 => .. 4 => dashboard 8 => img 11 => webalizer 12 => xampp 0 => .
Program 2:
<?php // Create a directory Iterator $directory = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__)); // Loop runs for each element of directory foreach($directory as $dir) { // Display key and file name echo $dir->key() . " => " . $dir->getFilename() . "<br>"; } // Use rewind() function to move to // the start position $directory->rewind(); // Display key and file name echo $directory->key() . " => " . $directory->getFilename(); ?> |
Output:
0 => . 1 => .. 2 => applications.html 3 => bitnami.css 4 => dashboard 5 => favicon.ico 6 => neveropen.PNG 7 => gfg.php 8 => img 9 => index.php 10 => Sublime Text Build 3211 x64 Setup.exe 11 => webalizer 12 => xampp 0 => .
Note: The output of this function depends on the content of server folder.
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/directoryiterator.rewind.php
