PHP Function rewinddir()

Syntax

void rewinddir ( resource $dir_handle );

Definition and Usage

Resets the directory stream indicated by dir_handle to the beginning of the directory.

Paramters

Parameter	Description
dir_handle	Required.The directory handle resource previously opened with opendir().

Return Value

Returns the filename on success, or FALSE on failure.

Example

Following is the usage of this function:

<?php //Open images directory $dir = opendir("/var/www/images"); //List files in images directory while (($file =rewinddir($dir)) !== false) { echo "filename: " . $file . "<br />"; } rewinddir($dir) //List once again files in images directory while (($file =rewinddir($dir)) !== false) { echo "filename: " . $file . "<br />"; } closedir($dir); ?>

This will produce following result:

filename: . filename: .. filename: logo.gif filename: mohd.gif filename: . filename: .. filename: logo.gif filename: mohd.gif