Find all files in a directory, and all files within every nested directory. : Directory « File Stream

     

        

// Copyright (c) 2010

// by http://openlightgroup.net/



using System;

using System.Data;

using System.Linq;

using System.Web;

using System.Xml.Linq;

using System.Net.Mail;

using System.Text;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.IO;

using System.Web.Security;



namespace SilverlightDebateForum

{

    public class Utility

    {





        #region GetAllFileNames

        /// <summary>

        /// Find all files in a directory, and all files within every nested

        /// directory.

        /// from: http://dotnetperls.com/Content/Recursively-Find-Files.aspx

        /// </summary>

        /// <param name="baseDir">The starting directory you want to use.</param>

        /// <returns>A string array containing all the file names.</returns>

        public static string[] GetAllFileNames(string baseDir)

        {

            // Store results in the file results list.

            List<string> fileResults = new List<string>();



            // Store a stack of our directories.

            Stack<string> directoryStack = new Stack<string>();

            directoryStack.Push(baseDir);



            // While there are directories to process and we don't have too many results

            while (directoryStack.Count > 0 && fileResults.Count < 1000)

            {

                string currentDir = directoryStack.Pop();



                // Add all files at this directory.

                foreach (string fileName in Directory.GetFiles(currentDir, "*.*"))

                {

                    fileResults.Add(fileName);

                }



                // Add all directories at this directory.

                foreach (string directoryName in Directory.GetDirectories(currentDir))

                {

                    directoryStack.Push(directoryName);

                }

            }

            return fileResults.ToArray();

        }

        #endregion

    }

}
Find all files in a directory, and all files within every nested directory. : Directory « File Stream « C# / C Sharp
