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GlobIterator	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

GlobIterator::count

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

GlobIterator::count — Get the number of directories and files

Description

public function GlobIterator::count(): int

Gets the number of directories and files found by the glob expression.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

The number of returned directories and files, as an int.

Examples

Example #1 GlobIterator::count() example

<?php
$iterator = new GlobIterator('*.xml');

printf("Matched %d item(s)\r\n", $iterator->count());
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Matched 8 item(s)

See Also

GlobIterator::__construct() - Construct a directory using glob
count() - Counts all elements in an array or in a Countable object
glob() - Find pathnames matching a pattern

GlobIterator::__construct	InfiniteIterator

GlobIterator	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026