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Re: readdir lists randomly [message #185201 is a reply to message #185200]

Sat, 08 March 2014 15:48

Lew Pitcher
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On Saturday 08 March 2014 10:15, in comp.lang.php, "Lew Pitcher"
<lew(dot)pitcher(at)digitalfreehold(dot)ca> wrote:

> On Saturday 08 March 2014 10:01, in comp.lang.php, "richard"
> <noreply(at)example(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> From the php manual
>>
>>
>> if ($handle = opendir('audio/1960')) {
>> echo "Directory handle: $handle\n";
>> echo "Entries:\n";
>>
>> /* This is the correct way to loop over the directory. */
>> while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
>> echo "$entry\n";
>> echo "<br>";
>>
>> }
>>
>> closedir($handle);
>> }
>>
>> Is there a way to list the entries according to the order they are listed
>> in the directory?
>
> Yes, use readdir(). readdir() reads directory entries in the same order as
> they exist in the directory.
>
>> such as
>> 60-001
>> 60-002
>> 60-003
>
> Oh, you mean in a specific *sorted* order, and not by the order that the
> directory entries are recorded.
>
> For that, you are going to have to read the directory and sort it.

And, for that, you could use scandir()
See http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/function.scandir.php

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		readdir lists randomly By: Mr Oldies on Sat, 08 March 2014 15:01
		Re: readdir lists randomly By: Lew Pitcher on Sat, 08 March 2014 15:15
		Re: readdir lists randomly By: Lew Pitcher on Sat, 08 March 2014 15:48
		Re: readdir lists randomly By: Mr Oldies on Sat, 08 March 2014 16:43
		Re: readdir lists randomly By: Lew Pitcher on Sat, 08 March 2014 16:58
		Re: readdir lists randomly By: Mr Oldies on Sat, 08 March 2014 18:05
		Re: readdir lists randomly By: Arno Welzel on Mon, 17 March 2014 11:05

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