PHP | FilesystemIterator current() Function

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The FilesystemIterator::current() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to returns the file information of the current element. Syntax: 
mixed FilesystemIterator::current( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters. Return Value: This function returns the filename, file information, or $this depending on the set flags. Below programs illustrate the FilesystemIterator::current() function in PHP: Program 1: php 
<?php

// Create new file system iterator
$fileItr = new FilesystemIterator(__DIR__, 
    FilesystemIterator::CURRENT_AS_PATHNAME);

// Loop runs for each element
foreach($fileItr as $it) {
     
    // Display the current element
    echo $fileItr->current() . "<br>";
}

?>
Output: 
C:\xampp\htdocs\applications.html
C:\xampp\htdocs\bitnami.css
C:\xampp\htdocs\dashboard
C:\xampp\htdocs\favicon.ico
C:\xampp\htdocs\geeks.PNG
C:\xampp\htdocs\gfg.php
C:\xampp\htdocs\img
C:\xampp\htdocs\index.php
C:\xampp\htdocs\Sublime Text Build 3211 x64 Setup.exe
C:\xampp\htdocs\webalizer
C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp
Program 2: php 
<?php

// Create new file system iterator
$fileItr = new FilesystemIterator(__DIR__, 
    FilesystemIterator::CURRENT_AS_PATHNAME);

// Loop runs file iterator is valid
while ($fileItr->valid()) {

    // Check for directory file iterator
    if ($fileItr->isDir()) {

        // Display the current element
        echo $fileItr->current() . "<br>";
    }

    // Move to the next file iterator
    $fileItr->next();
}

?>
Output: 
C:\xampp\htdocs\dashboard
C:\xampp\htdocs\img
C:\xampp\htdocs\webalizer
C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp
Note: The output of this function depends on the content of server folder. Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/filesystemiterator.current.php

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