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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- $Revision: 326021 $ -->
<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><initializer>SCANDIR_SORT_ASCENDING</initializer></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 set to
       <constant>SCANDIR_SORT_DESCENDING</constant>, then the sort order is
       alphabetical in descending order. If it is set to
       <constant>SCANDIR_SORT_NONE</constant> then the result is unsorted.
      </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="changelog">
  &reftitle.changelog;
  <para>
   <informaltable>
    <tgroup cols="2">
     <thead>
      <row>
       <entry>&Version;</entry>
       <entry>&Description;</entry>
      </row>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
      <row>
       <entry>5.4.0</entry>
       <entry>
        <parameter>sorting_order</parameter> <link linkend="dir.constants">constants</link>
        were added. Any nonzero value caused descending order in previous versions. So
        for all PHP versions, use <literal>0</literal> for ascending order, and <literal>1</literal>
        for descending order. An option for <constant>SCANDIR_SORT_NONE</constant> behavior did not
        exist prior to PHP 5.4.0.
       </entry>
      </row>
     </tbody>
    </tgroup>
   </informaltable>
  </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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