get files from folder in c# code example

Example 1: get directory of file c#

using System.IO;

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

Example 2: 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>();
                }
            }));
        }