note 84096 added to function.scandir

Why are there two functions to list directory content in PHP and which one is better: readdir or scandir? It seems to me that it needs less code to write the scandir function, is there a downside to that function? ---- Server IP: 194.153.94.10 Probable Submitter: 83.76.219.151 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.scandir.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/84096 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84096/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84096/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84096/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84096/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84096/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84096/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84096 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/84096 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php