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7.4.7 The closedir procedure

Description

The closedir procedure closes a directory variable (i.e. destroys the association between a directory variable and it's directory). NOTE: Directories are also called folders.

Parameter

The closedir procedure's only parameter is a reference to the directory variable to close.

Example

   //Below is a simple program that lists all the files in the
   //current directory.
   program listfiles(output);
   var
      d : dir;
      filename : string;
   begin
      opendir(d, '.');  // Open current directory
      repeat
         readdir(d, filename);  // Get next file in directory
         if filename <> '' then
            writeln(filename);
      until filename = '';
      closedir(d) // Close directory
   end.

Portability

Operating Systems: All
Standard Pascal: No

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