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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<refentry xml:id="function.scandir" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>scandir</refname>
<refpurpose>List files and directories inside the specified path</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>array</type><methodname>scandir</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>directory</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>sorting_order</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>resource</type><parameter>context</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Returns an <type>array</type> of files and directories from the
<parameter>directory</parameter>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>directory</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The directory that will be scanned.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>sorting_order</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
By default, the sorted order is alphabetical in ascending order. If
the optional <parameter>sorting_order</parameter> is used (set to 1),
then the sort order is alphabetical in descending order.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>context</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
For a description of the <parameter>context</parameter> parameter,
refer to <link linkend="ref.stream">the streams section</link> of
the manual.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns an <type>array</type> of filenames on success, or &false; on
failure. If <parameter>directory</parameter> is not a directory, then
boolean &false; is returned, and an error of level
<constant>E_WARNING</constant> is generated.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title>A simple <function>scandir</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$dir = '/tmp';
$files1 = scandir($dir);
$files2 = scandir($dir, 1);
print_r($files1);
print_r($files2);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs.similar;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
Array
(
[0] => .
[1] => ..
[2] => bar.php
[3] => foo.txt
[4] => somedir
)
Array
(
[0] => somedir
[1] => foo.txt
[2] => bar.php
[3] => ..
[4] => .
)
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title>PHP 4 alternatives to <function>scandir</function></title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$dir = "/tmp";
$dh = opendir($dir);
while (false !== ($filename = readdir($dh))) {
$files[] = $filename;
}
sort($files);
print_r($files);
rsort($files);
print_r($files);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs.similar;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
Array
(
[0] => .
[1] => ..
[2] => bar.php
[3] => foo.txt
[4] => somedir
)
Array
(
[0] => somedir
[1] => foo.txt
[2] => bar.php
[3] => ..
[4] => .
)
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="notes">
&reftitle.notes;
&tip.fopen-wrapper;
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>opendir</function></member>
<member><function>readdir</function></member>
<member><function>glob</function></member>
<member><function>is_dir</function></member>
<member><function>sort</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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