# DirectoryIterator::next

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

DirectoryIterator::next — Move forward to next DirectoryIterator item

### Description

public DirectoryIterator::next ( ) : void

Move forward to the next DirectoryIterator item.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

No value is returned.

### Examples

Example #1 DirectoryIterator::next() example

List the contents of a directory using a while loop.

`<?php
$iterator = new DirectoryIterator(dirname(__FILE__));
while($iterator->valid()) {
echo $iterator->getFilename() . "\n";
$iterator->next();
}
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    .
    ..
    apple.jpg
    banana.jpg
    index.php
    pear.jpg

### See Also

- DirectoryIterator::current() - Return the current DirectoryIterator item
- DirectoryIterator::key() - Return the key for the current DirectoryIterator item
- DirectoryIterator::rewind() - Rewind the DirectoryIterator back to the start
- DirectoryIterator::valid() - Check whether current DirectoryIterator position is a valid file
- Iterator::next() - Move forward to next element