c# quickest way to find a file in folder and all subfolders -list code example
Example: how to get all files from folder and subfolders in c#
private 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)
{
return Enumerable.Empty<string>();
}
}));
}
//or special for c# and .cs files
/*private List<string> GetAllCsFilesFromDirectory(string directory, string searchPattern)
{
List<string> lstFilesFound = new List<string>();
try
{
foreach (string path in Directory.GetDirectories(directory))
{
foreach (string item in Directory.GetFiles(path, CsharpFileExtension, SearchOption.AllDirectories))
{
lstFilesFound.Add(item);
}
GetAllCsFilesFromDirectory(path, searchPattern);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e);
}
return lstFilesFound;
}*/