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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:19:04 -0200
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Subject: Possible support to DirectoryIterator to be include_path aware via 
	flag
From: guilhermeblanco@gmail.com (Guilherme Blanco)

Hi guys,

With new namespace inclusions, standards group releasing a common
autoloader, etc, I'm felling the necessity of something.

Basically, I'm suggesting to follow the same way SplFileInfo does,
with a few difference.
Currently, SplFileInfo is include_path aware with anything defined.

DirectoryIterator is not include_path aware, and trying something like:

$dirIterator =3D new DirectoryIterator('Zend/Form/Element');

Will raise an UnexpectedValueException. Looking at constructor
prototype, we have this:

DirectoryIterator::__construct(string $path);

My suggesting is to add support to include_path just like fopen
already have, which is through a flag. So the prototype would be:

DirectoryIterator::__construct(string $path [, bool $include_path =3D false=
]);

Possibly including the getRealPath() method too.

So, what do you think? I'm just suggesting to make the support
compatible between files and directories.
Also, I have a special need for this feature.


Cheers,

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