(PHP 4, PHP 5)
imap_listscan — Returns the list of mailboxes that matches the given text
$imap_stream
, string $ref
, string $pattern
, string $content
)
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.
imap_streamAn IMAP stream returned by imap_open().
ref
ref should normally be just the server
specification as described in imap_open()
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 pass
pattern as '*', you will
get a list of the entire mailbox hierarchy.
'%'
means to return the current level only.
'%' as the pattern
parameter will return only the top level
mailboxes; '~/mail/%' on UW_IMAPD will return every mailbox in the ~/mail directory, but none in subfolders of that directory.
content
The searched string
Returns an array containing the names of the mailboxes that have
content in the text of the mailbox.