Returns an array of strongly typed FileSystemEntry entries in the path matching the specified search criteria, such as "*.txt".
[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Shared Function GetFileSystemEntriesInDirectory( _ ByVal path As String, _ ByVal searchCriteria As String _ ) As FileSystemEntry () [C#] public static FileSystemEntry[] GetFileSystemEntriesInDirectory( string path, string searchCriteria ); [C++] public: static FileSystemEntry* GetFileSystemEntriesInDirectory( String* path, String* searchCriteria ) []; [JScript] public static function GetFileSystemEntriesInDirectory( path : String, searchCriteria : String ) : FileSystemEntry[];
An array of FileSystemEntry objects matching the search criteria.
Exception Type | Condition |
---|---|
ArgumentNullException | path or searchCriteria is null. |
SecurityException | The caller does not have the required permission. |
ArgumentException | The directory name is empty or contains only whitespaces. |
".." can only be used in searchCriteria if it is specified as a part of a valid file or directory name. It cannot be used to move up the directory hierarchy. For example:
a..b abc..d
is valid.
..ab ab.. .. abc..d\abc..
is invalid.
Other wild card characters are allowed in searchCriteria. For example, a search string such as "System*" would match both the System and System32 directories.
NGWS Runtime Security:
FileIOPermissionAccess | Read flag required for read permission for the path. |
Directory Class | Directory Members | System.IO Namespace | Directory.GetFileSystemEntriesInDirectory Overload List | FileSystemEntry