PHP closedir() Function
The PHP closedir() function closes the directory stream indicated by dir_handle. The stream must have previously been opened by opendir() function.
Syntax
closedir(dir_handle)
Parameters
dir_handle |
Optional. Specify the directory handle resource previously opened with opendir(). If this parameter is not specified, the last link opened by opendir() is assumed. |
Return Value
No value is returned.
Example: closedir() example
The example below shows the usage of closedir() function.
<?php
$dir = "/temp/images";
//opens the directory, and read its contents
if (is_dir($dir)){
if ($dh = opendir($dir)){
//reading all entry from directory handle
while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false){
echo "File Name: ".$file."\n";
}
//closing the directory handle
closedir($dh);
}
}
?>
The output of the above code will be:
File Name: fig1.png File Name: fig2.png File Name: Photo.jpg File Name: . File Name: .. File Name: error.jpeg
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