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^FilesystemIteratorLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

FilesystemIterator::rewind

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

FilesystemIterator::rewind — Rewinds back to the beginning

Description

public function FilesystemIterator::rewind(): void

Rewinds the directory back to the start.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Examples

Example #1 FilesystemIterator::rewind() example

<?php
$iterator = new FilesystemIterator(dirname(__FILE__), FilesystemIterator::KEY_AS_FILENAME);

echo $iterator->key() . "\n";

$iterator->next();
echo $iterator->key() . "\n";

$iterator->rewind();
echo $iterator->key() . "\n";
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

apple.jpg
banana.jpg
apple.jpg

See Also


<FilesystemIterator::nextFilesystemIterator::setFlags>
^FilesystemIteratorLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026