DirectoryGetFiles Method (KernelTransaction, String, String) |
Returns the names of files (including their paths) that match the specified search pattern in the specified directory.
Namespace: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemAssembly: AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0
Syntax public static string[] GetFiles(
KernelTransaction transaction,
string path,
string searchPattern
)
Public Shared Function GetFiles (
transaction As KernelTransaction,
path As String,
searchPattern As String
) As String()
public:
static array<String^>^ GetFiles(
KernelTransaction^ transaction,
String^ path,
String^ searchPattern
)
static member GetFiles :
transaction : KernelTransaction *
path : string *
searchPattern : string -> string[]
Parameters
- transaction
- Type: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemKernelTransaction
The transaction. - path
- Type: SystemString
The directory to search. - searchPattern
- Type: SystemString
The search string to match against the names of directories in path. This parameter can contain a
combination of valid literal path and wildcard (WildcardStarMatchAll and WildcardQuestion)
characters, but does not support regular expressions.
Return Value
Type:
StringAn array of the full names (including paths) for the files in the specified directory that match the specified search pattern, or an empty array if no files are found.
Exceptions Remarks The returned file names are appended to the supplied path parameter.
Remarks The order of the returned file names is not guaranteed; use the Sort() method if a specific sort order is required.
Remarks
The EnumerateFiles and GetFiles methods differ as follows: When you use EnumerateFiles, you can start enumerating the collection of names
before the whole collection is returned; when you use GetFiles, you must wait for the whole array of names to be returned before you can access the array.
Therefore, when you are working with many files and directories, EnumerateFiles can be more efficient.
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