Retrieves an array of strongly typed FileSystemEntry objects matching the specified search criteria.
[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Function GetFileSystemEntries( _ ByVal searchCriteria As String _ ) As FileSystemEntry () [C#] public FileSystemEntry[] GetFileSystemEntries( string searchCriteria ); [C++] public: FileSystemEntry* GetFileSystemEntries( String* searchCriteria ) []; [JScript] public function GetFileSystemEntries( searchCriteria : String ) : FileSystemEntry[];
An array of strongly typed FileSystemEntry objects matching the search criteria.
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.GetFileSystemEntries Overload List | FileSystemEntry