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closedir

Close the directory handle
Name:closedir
Category:Directory functions
Programming Language:php
One-line Description:Close the directory handle.

Definition and usage

closedir() function closes the directory handle.

Example

Open a directory, read its contents, and close:

 <?php
$dir = "/images/" ;

// Open a directory and read its contents:
if ( is_dir ( $dir ) ) {
  if ( $dh = opendir ( $dir ) ) {
    while ( ( $file = readdir ( $dh ) ) !== false ) {
      echo "filename:" . $file . "<br>" ;
    }
    closedir ( $dh ) ;
  }
}
?>

result:

 filename: cat.gif
filename: dog.gif
filename: horse.gif

grammar

 closedir ( dir_handle ) ;
parameter describe
dir_handle

Optional. Specifies the directory handle resource that was previously opened by opendir().

If this parameter is not specified, the last link opened by opendir() is used.

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