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Directory.GetDirectories (String)

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[];

Parameters

searchCriteria
The search string.

Return Value

An array of directories matching searchCriteria.

Exceptions

Exception Type Condition
ArgumentNullException searchCriteria is null.

Remarks

".." 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.

See Also

Directory Class | Directory Members | System.IO Namespace | Directory.GetDirectories Overload List