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closedir - Close directory handle
SYNOPSIS
void closedir ([resource $dir_handle])
DESCRIPTION
Closes the directory stream indicated by $dir_handle. The stream must have previously been opened by opendir(3).
PARAMETERS
o $dir_handle
- The directory handle resource previously opened with opendir(3). If the directory handle is not specified, the last link opened
by opendir(3) is assumed.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
closedir(3) example
<?php
$dir = "/etc/php5/";
// Open a known directory, read directory into variable and then close
if (is_dir($dir)) {
if ($dh = opendir($dir)) {
$directory = readdir($dh);
closedir($dh);
}
}
?>
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