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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- $Revision$ -->
<!-- splitted from ./en/functions/dir.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
<refentry xml:id="function.dir" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>dir</refname>
  <refpurpose>Return an instance of the Directory class</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type class="union"><type>Directory</type><type>false</type></type><methodname>dir</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>directory</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type class="union"><type>resource</type><type>null</type></type><parameter>context</parameter><initializer>&null;</initializer></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  
  <para>
   A pseudo-object-oriented mechanism for reading a directory.  The
   given <parameter>directory</parameter> is opened.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <variablelist>
   <varlistentry>
    <term><parameter>directory</parameter></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Directory to open
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term><parameter>context</parameter></term>
    <listitem>
      &note.context-support;
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns an instance of <classname>Directory</classname>, or &false; in case of error.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="changelog">
  &reftitle.changelog;
  <informaltable>
   <tgroup cols="2">
    <thead>
     <row>
      <entry>&Version;</entry>
      <entry>&Description;</entry>
     </row>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
     <row>
      <entry>8.0.0</entry>
      <entry>
       <parameter>context</parameter> is now nullable.
      </entry>
     </row>
    </tbody>
   </tgroup>
  </informaltable>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>dir</function> example</title>
    <para>
     Please note the fashion in which <function>Directory::read</function>'s
     return value is checked in the example below. We are explicitly
     testing whether the return value is identical to (equal to and of
     the same type as - see <link linkend="language.operators.comparison">
     Comparison Operators</link> for more information) &false; since
     otherwise, any directory entry whose name evaluates to &false; will
     stop the loop.
    </para>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$d = dir("/etc/php5");
echo "Handle: " . $d->handle . "\n";
echo "Path: " . $d->path . "\n";
while (false !== ($entry = $d->read())) {
   echo $entry."\n";
}
$d->close();
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs.similar;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
Handle: Resource id #2
Path: /etc/php5
.
..
apache
cgi
cli
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="notes">
  &reftitle.notes;
  <note>
   <para>
    The order in which directory entries are returned by the read method is
    system-dependent.
   </para>
  </note>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>
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