Determine if current DirectoryIterator item is '.' or '..'

# DirectoryIterator::isDot

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

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()
- DirectoryIterator::isDir()
- DirectoryIterator::isFile()
- DirectoryIterator::isLink()

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