(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
DirectoryIterator::__construct — Constructs a new directory iterator from a path
$directory)Constructs a new directory iterator from a path.
directoryThe path of the directory to traverse.
   Throws an UnexpectedValueException
   if the directory cannot be opened.
  
   Throws a RuntimeException
   if the directory is an empty string.
  
Example #1 A DirectoryIterator::__construct() example
This example will list the contents of the directory containing the script.
<?php
$dir = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__));
foreach ($dir as $fileinfo) {
    if (!$fileinfo->isDot()) {
        var_dump($fileinfo->getFilename());
    }
}
?>