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<FilesystemIterator::__constructFilesystemIterator::getFlags>
^FilesystemIteratorLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

FilesystemIterator::current

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

FilesystemIterator::current — The current file

Description

public function FilesystemIterator::current(): string|SplFileInfo|FilesystemIterator

Get file information of the current element.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

The filename, file information, or $this depending on the set flags. See the FilesystemIterator constants.

Examples

Example #1 FilesystemIterator::current() example

This example will list the contents of the directory containing the script. 

<?php
$iterator = new FilesystemIterator(__DIR__, FilesystemIterator::CURRENT_AS_PATHNAME);
foreach ($iterator as $fileinfo) {
    echo $iterator->current() . "\n";
}
?>

Output of the above example in PHP 8.2 is similar to:

/www/examples/.
/www/examples/..
/www/examples/apple.jpg
/www/examples/banana.jpg
/www/examples/example.php

See Also


<FilesystemIterator::__constructFilesystemIterator::getFlags>
^FilesystemIteratorLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026