PHP | FilesystemIterator setFlags() Function

The FilesystemIterator::setFlags() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to set the handling flags.

Syntax:

void FilesystemIterator::setFlags( int $flags )

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $flags which holds the handling flags to set.

Return Value: This function does not return any value.

Below programs illustrate the FilesystemIterator::setFlags() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php

// Create new file system iterator
$fileItr = new FilesystemIterator(__DIR__,
    FilesystemIterator::CURRENT_AS_PATHNAME);

// Set the flags
$fileItr->setFlags(FilesystemIterator::KEY_AS_FILENAME);

// Get the flag
$flag = $fileItr->getFlags();

// Display the flag
var_dump($flag);

?>

Output:

int(256)

Program 2:

<?php

// Create new file system iterator
$fileItr = new FilesystemIterator(__DIR__,
    FilesystemIterator::CURRENT_AS_PATHNAME);

// Set the flag
$fileItr->setFlags(FilesystemIterator::CURRENT_AS_SELF);

// Get the flag
$flag = $fileItr->getFlags();

// Display the flag
var_dump($flag);

?>

Output:

int(16)

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/filesystemiterator.setflags.php