c# get files in folder code example

Example 1: c# retrieve files in folder

using System.IO;

string[] filePaths = Directory.GetFiles(@"c:\MyDir\");
// returns:
// "c:\MyDir\my-car.BMP"
// "c:\MyDir\my-house.jpg"

Example 2: get directory of file c#

using System.IO;

string file = "C:\Documents\file.txt";
Path.GetDirectoryName(file);

Example 3: asp.net list all files in folder

string[] allfiles = Directory.GetFiles("path/to/dir", "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);

Example 4: c# retrieve files in folder

string[] filePaths = Directory.GetFiles(@"c:\MyDir\", "*.bmp");
// returns:
// "c:\MyDir\my-car.BMP"

Example 5: C# get all files in directory

//path is the path of the directory to get files from
//searchPattern is to get specific files. If you want only exe files you enter *.exe

private static IEnumerable<string> GetAllFiles(string path, string searchPattern)
        {
            return Directory.EnumerateFiles(path, searchPattern).Union(
            Directory.EnumerateDirectories(path).SelectMany(d =>
            {
                try
                {
                    return GetAllFiles(d, searchPattern);
                } catch(Exception e)
                {
                    return Enumerable.Empty<string>();
                }
            }));
        }