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Directory.GetDirectoriesInDirectory (String, String)

Returns an array of Directories in the current directory matching the specified search criteria, such as "*.txt".

[Visual Basic]
Overloads Public Shared Function GetDirectoriesInDirectory( _
   ByVal path As String, _
   ByVal searchCriteria As String _
) As Directory ()
[C#]
public static Directory[] GetDirectoriesInDirectory(
   string path,
   string searchCriteria
);
[C++]
public: static Directory* GetDirectoriesInDirectory(
   String* path,
   String* searchCriteria
) [];
[JScript]
public static function GetDirectoriesInDirectory(
   path : String,
   searchCriteria : String
) : Directory[];

Parameters

path
The path for which to return an array of directories.
searchCriteria
The search string, such as "System*".

Return Value

An array of directories matching the search criteria.

Exceptions

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.

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.

Requirements

NGWS Runtime Security:

FileIOPermissionAccess Read flag required for read permission to the path.

See Also

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