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DirectoryIterator::next

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

DirectoryIterator::next — Move forward to next DirectoryIterator item

Description

public function DirectoryIterator::next(): void

Move forward to the next DirectoryIterator item.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Examples

Example #1 DirectoryIterator::next() example

List the contents of a directory using a while loop. 

<?php
$iterator = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__));
while($iterator->valid()) {
    echo $iterator->getFilename() . "\n";
    $iterator->next();
}
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

.
..
apple.jpg
banana.jpg
index.php
pear.jpg

See Also


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^DirectoryIteratorLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026