Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64989&edit=1
ID: 64989
User updated by: vosa at binaryparadise dot com
Reported by: vosa at binaryparadise dot com
Summary: more accurate return value for readdir()
Status: Open
Type: Bug
Package: Filesystem function related
Operating System: linux
PHP Version: Irrelevant
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
Sorry for bad example in original message. Correct one:
while(FALSE !== readdir('definitely_not_handler'));
Previous Comments:
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[2013-06-07 15:08:40] vosa at binaryparadise dot com
Description:
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>From manual page:
>http://www.php.net/function.readdir#refsect1-function.readdir-examples
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>From documentation: "Returns the entry name on success or FALSE on failure."
>Function returns NULL instead of FALSE in case of bad dir_handler. I think it
>should be mentioned in documentation at least.
If dir_handler is not exactly resource, then i.e.: "while(FALSE ===
readdir('definitely_not_handler'));" can end very badly.
Test script:
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var_dump(readdir('definitely_not_handler'));
Expected result:
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FALSE
Actual result:
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NULL
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