getting all file names in a folder c++ code example

Example: get files in directory c++

#include <dirent.h>

std::vector<std::string> GetRecords()
{
    std::vector<std::string> files;
    struct dirent *entry;
	DIR *dir = opendir(record_dir_path.c_str());

	if (dir == NULL) 
	{
	  return files;
	}
	while ((entry = readdir(dir)) != NULL) 
	{
		files.push_back(entry->d_name);
	}
	closedir(dir);
	
	return files;
}