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Directory.GetFiles Method

.NET Framework 4

Returns the names of files in a specified directory.

This member is overloaded. For complete information about this member, including syntax, usage, and examples, click a name in the overload list.

Overload List

	Name	Description
	GetFiles(String)	Returns the names of files (including their paths) in the specified directory.
	GetFiles(String, String)	Returns the names of files (including their paths) that match the specified search pattern in the specified directory.
	GetFiles(String, String, SearchOption)	Returns the names of files (including their paths) that match the specified search pattern in the specified directory, using a value to determine whether to search subdirectories.

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Directory Class

System.IO Namespace

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FAQ

Illegal characters in path when getting the list of named-pipes

When running this instruction on my machine:
string[] pipeList = Directory.GetFiles(@"\\.\pipe\");

I receive the following exception:
{System.ArgumentException: Illegal characters in path.

This only occurs when Adobe Reader Update process is running. Using ProcessExplorer, I found out that the adobe process uses a named-pipe with non-ascii characters. This is still a bug in the GetFiles method. Reproduceable in .net 2.0, 3.5 & 4.0

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History

2/22/2011
Vincent Lidou

2/22/2011
Vincent Lidou