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8.59. DirHandle

Provides
methods for accessing Perl''s directory functions,
avoiding namespace pollution. Creates anonymous glob to hold a
directory handle and closes the dirhandle automatically when the last
reference goes out of scope. The following methods are provided.

$dh = new DirHandle [dirname]

Constructor. Creates a new directory
handle. The optional directory name,
dirname, defaults to the current
directory.

$dh->close(  )

Closes a directory handle; equivalent
to the closedir function.

$dh->open(dirname)

Opens directory
dirname; equivalent to the
opendir function.

$dh->read(  )

Reads directory entries. Equivalent to
the readdir function. In scalar context, reads the
next directory entry; in list context, reads all entries.

$dh->rewind(  )

Sets current position to beginning of
directory; equivalent to the rewinddir function.