imap_listscan
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
imap_listscan — Returns the list of mailboxes that matches the given text
Description
IMAP\Connection
$imap
,string
$reference
,string
$pattern
,string
$content
): array|false
Returns an array containing the names of the mailboxes that have
content
in the text of the mailbox.
This function is similar to imap_listmailbox(),
but it will additionally check for the presence of the string
content
inside the mailbox data.
Parameters
-
imap
-
An IMAP\Connection instance.
-
reference
-
reference
should normally be just the server specification as described in imap_open()WarningPassing untrusted data to this parameter is insecure, unless imap.enable_insecure_rsh is disabled.
-
pattern
-
Specifies where in the mailbox hierarchy to start searching.
There are two special characters you can pass as part of the
pattern
: '*
' and '%
'. '*
' means to return all mailboxes. If you passpattern
as '*
', you will get a list of the entire mailbox hierarchy. '%
' means to return the current level only. '%
' as thepattern
parameter will return only the top level mailboxes; '~/mail/%
' onUW_IMAPD
will return every mailbox in the ~/mail directory, but none in subfolders of that directory. -
content
-
The searched string
Return Values
Returns an array containing the names of the mailboxes that have
content
in the text of the mailbox, or false
on failure.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
8.1.0 |
The imap parameter expects an IMAP\Connection
instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
|
See Also
- imap_listmailbox() - Alias of imap_list
- imap_search() - This function returns an array of messages matching the given search criteria