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PHP | FilesystemIterator current() Function

The FilesystemIterator::current() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to returns the file information of the current element.

Syntax:

mixed FilesystemIterator::current( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.

Return Value: This function returns the filename, file information, or $this depending on the set flags.

Below programs illustrate the FilesystemIterator::current() function in PHP:

Program 1:




<?php
  
// Create new file system iterator
$fileItr = new FilesystemIterator(__DIR__, 
    FilesystemIterator::CURRENT_AS_PATHNAME);
  
// Loop runs for each element
foreach($fileItr as $it) {
       
    // Display the current element
    echo $fileItr->current() . "<br>";
}
  
?>


Output:

C:\xampp\htdocs\applications.html
C:\xampp\htdocs\bitnami.css
C:\xampp\htdocs\dashboard
C:\xampp\htdocs\favicon.ico
C:\xampp\htdocs\neveropen.PNG
C:\xampp\htdocs\gfg.php
C:\xampp\htdocs\img
C:\xampp\htdocs\index.php
C:\xampp\htdocs\Sublime Text Build 3211 x64 Setup.exe
C:\xampp\htdocs\webalizer
C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp

Program 2:




<?php
  
// Create new file system iterator
$fileItr = new FilesystemIterator(__DIR__, 
    FilesystemIterator::CURRENT_AS_PATHNAME);
  
// Loop runs file iterator is valid
while ($fileItr->valid()) {
  
    // Check for directory file iterator
    if ($fileItr->isDir()) {
  
        // Display the current element
        echo $fileItr->current() . "<br>";
    }
  
    // Move to the next file iterator
    $fileItr->next();
}
  
?>


Output:

C:\xampp\htdocs\dashboard
C:\xampp\htdocs\img
C:\xampp\htdocs\webalizer
C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp

Note: The output of this function depends on the content of server folder.

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/filesystemiterator.current.php

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