Returns an array of directories in the current directory matching the given search criteria.
[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Function GetDirectories( _ ByVal searchCriteria As String _ ) As Directory () [C#] public Directory[] GetDirectories( string searchCriteria ); [C++] public: Directory* GetDirectories( String* searchCriteria ) []; [JScript] public function GetDirectories( searchCriteria : String ) : Directory[];
An array of directories matching searchCriteria.
Exception Type | Condition |
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ArgumentNullException | searchCriteria is null. |
".." 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.
Directory Class | Directory Members | System.IO Namespace | Directory.GetDirectories Overload List