C# DirectoryInfo GetFiles(String)
Description
DirectoryInfo GetFiles(String) Returns a file list
from the current directory matching the given search pattern.
Syntax
DirectoryInfo.GetFiles(String) has the following syntax.
public FileInfo[] GetFiles(
string searchPattern
)
Parameters
DirectoryInfo.GetFiles(String) has the following parameters.
searchPattern- The search string, such as "*.txt".
Returns
DirectoryInfo.GetFiles(String) method returns
Example
Returns a file list from the current directory matching the given search pattern.
using System;//from ww w.j a v a2 s . com
using System.IO;
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\Users\");
foreach (var fi in di.GetFiles())
{
Console.WriteLine(fi.Name);
}
Console.WriteLine("Search pattern *2* returns:");
foreach (var fi in di.GetFiles("*2*"))
{
Console.WriteLine(fi.Name);
}
Console.WriteLine("Search pattern test?.txt returns:");
foreach (var fi in di.GetFiles("test?.txt"))
{
Console.WriteLine(fi.Name);
}
Console.WriteLine("Search pattern AllDirectories returns:");
foreach (var fi in di.GetFiles("*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
{
Console.WriteLine(fi.Name);
}
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
