Directory.GetDirectories Method (String, String)

DirectoryGetDirectories Method (String, String)

Gets an array of directories (including their paths) that match the specified search pattern in the current directory.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0

Syntax

public static string[] GetDirectories(
	string path,
	string searchPattern
)

path: Type: SystemString
The path to search.
searchPattern: Type: SystemString
The search string to match against the names of files in path. The parameter cannot end in two periods ("..") or contain two periods ("..") followed by DirectorySeparatorChar or AltDirectorySeparatorChar, nor can it contain any of the characters in InvalidPathChars.

Type: String
A String array of directories that match the search pattern.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
UnauthorizedAccessException	The caller does not have the required permission.
ArgumentException	path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more invalid characters as defined by InvalidPathChars.-or- searchPattern does not contain a valid pattern.
ArgumentNullException	path or searchPattern is null.
PathTooLongException	The specified path, file name, or both 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.
IOException	path is a file name.
DirectoryNotFoundException	The specified path is invalid (for example, it is on an unmapped drive).