PHP Functions Essential Reference

closedir

void closedir(resource_pointer dir_stream) 

Destroys resource pointer dir_stream.

Returns:

Nothing

Description:

closedir() is used to destroy resource pointers that have been returned by calls to opendir().

Note:

Calls to this function are generally unnecessary, as open directory streams are automatically closed at the end of a PHP script.

Version

From versions 3.0 and 4.0

Example:

Close a directory stream

closedir ($directory_stream);