Return the current DirectoryIterator item

# DirectoryIterator::current

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

DirectoryIterator::current — Return the current DirectoryIterator item

### Description

public DirectoryIterator::current(): mixed

Get the current DirectoryIterator item.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

The current DirectoryIterator item.

### Examples

Example #1 A DirectoryIterator::current() example

This example will list the contents of the directory containing the script.

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

The above example will output something similar to:

    0 => .
    1 => ..
    2 => apple.jpg
    3 => banana.jpg
    4 => index.php
    5 => pear.jpg

### See Also

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

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