filtering files while displaying in list box

anandthecoolest · March 8th, 2007, 03:07 AM

how to display files of a particular extension in a list box after getting the source directory from which the files of our particular files have to be displayed ?

eg. showing only .java files from c:\\andy

woodyz · March 8th, 2007, 02:04 PM

There are numerous ways to approact this.
Here is a very simple example to get you started:

Code:

private void cmdDisplay_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    cboFiles.Items.Clear();
    string[] files = Directory.GetFiles("C:\\", "*.txt");
    foreach(string s in files)
    {
        cboFiles.Items.Add(s);    
    }
}

This code just gets and displays the ".txt" files in the C: directory. The Directory.GetFiles method is a static method so you do not instantiate a Directory object.

There are more powerful and better ways to do this, but this should get you started.

Woody Z
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