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Directory.EnumerateFiles Method (String)

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Updated: October 2010

When it is called by trusted applications, returns an enumerable collection of file names in a specified path.

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function EnumerateFiles ( _
    path As String _
) As IEnumerable(Of String)
public static IEnumerable<string> EnumerateFiles(
    string path
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<String>
An enumerable collection of file names in the directory specified by path.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains invalid characters as defined by GetInvalidPathChars.

ArgumentNullException

path is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

DirectoryNotFoundException

path is invalid, such as referring to an unmapped drive.

IOException

path is a file name.

PathTooLongException

The specified path, file name, or combined exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters and file names must be less than 260 characters.

SecurityException

The caller does not have the required permission.

UnauthorizedAccessException

The caller does not have the required permission.

Remarks

The EnumerateFiles method uses the wildcard character for zero or more characters (*) for the search pattern and searches the top-level directory only (SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly). The application must execute as a trusted application and can only access files in user folders. For more information, see Trusted Applications.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Change History

Date

History

Reason

October 2010

Added the Remarks section.

Information enhancement.