# DirectoryIterator::isDot

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

DirectoryIterator::isDot — Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is '.' or '..'

### Description

public DirectoryIterator::isDot ( ) : bool

Determines if the current DirectoryIterator item is a directory and either `.` or `..`

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

`TRUE` if the entry is `.` or `..`, otherwise `FALSE`

### Examples

Example #1 A DirectoryIterator::isDot() example

This example will list all files, omitting the `.` and `..` entries.

`<?php
$iterator = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__));
foreach ($iterator as $fileinfo) {
if (!$fileinfo->isDot()) {
echo $fileinfo->getFilename() . "\n";
}
}
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    apple.jpg
    banana.jpg
    example.php
    pears.jpg

### See Also

- DirectoryIterator::getType() - Determine the type of the current DirectoryIterator item
- DirectoryIterator::isDir() - Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is a directory
- DirectoryIterator::isFile() - Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is a regular file
- DirectoryIterator::isLink() - Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is a symbolic link