Overview
KB
Technical FAQ
PHP Manual
CSS2 Manual
HTML Manual
JS Guide
JS Reference
PhpDock Manual
Nu-Coder Manual
PhpExpress Manual
PHP Joomla
Development
Learn PHP
 
<DirectoryIterator::nextDirectoryIterator::seek>
^DirectoryIteratorLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

DirectoryIterator::rewind

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

DirectoryIterator::rewind — Rewind the DirectoryIterator back to the start

Description

public function DirectoryIterator::rewind(): void

Rewind the DirectoryIterator back to the start.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Examples

Example #1 DirectoryIterator::rewind() example

<?php
$iterator = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__));

$iterator->next();
echo $iterator->key(); //1

$iterator->rewind(); //rewinding to the beginning
echo $iterator->key(); //0
?>

See Also


<DirectoryIterator::nextDirectoryIterator::seek>
^DirectoryIteratorLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026