[RESOLVED] Finding the file-list of all files contained in a Folder

[drattansingh]

Does anyone know how to find the list of files from a folder in a directory?

Jennifer

[Shuja Ali]

An easy way would to use the DirectoryInfo class.

        		//get the Folder
		System.IO.DirectoryInfo myFolder = new System.IO.DirectoryInfo(@"C:\");
		//loop through each file and delete
		foreach (System.IO.FileInfo hFile in myFolder.GetFiles())
			MesssageBox.Show(hFile.Name);

Edit--
Did I post VB.NET Code?

[jmcilhinney]

I see a lot of people recommend the use of the DirectoryInfo and FileInfo classes for this type of thing. While there is nothing really wrong with that, I'd consider it preferable to use the Directory and File classes. These two classes have all static members and thus do not require creation of an instance. Unless you need the extra functionality provided by the FileInfo class, like file size, I'd suggest going with the more efficient option.

foreach (string filePath in Directory.GetFiles(@"C:\"))
{
    MessageBox.Show(filePath)
}

[Shuja Ali]

Agreed.
I had this code handy as I have to do other stuff with the Files. So I just posted that with a small change.

[drattansingh]

Thanks Guys, its worked fine!!!!! - jennifer