Directory.EnumerateDirectories Method (String, String, SearchOption)

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When it is called by trusted applications, returns an enumerable collection of directory names that match a search pattern in a specified path, and optionally searches subdirectories.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function EnumerateDirectories ( _
    path As String, _
    searchPattern As String, _
    searchOption As SearchOption _
) As IEnumerable(Of String)
public static IEnumerable<string> EnumerateDirectories(
    string path,
    string searchPattern,
    SearchOption searchOption
)

Parameters

  • searchPattern
    Type: System.String
    The search string to match against the names of directories in path.
  • searchOption
    Type: System.IO.SearchOption
    One of the values of the SearchOption enumeration that specifies whether the search operation should include only the current directory or should include all subdirectories.
    The default value is TopDirectoryOnly.

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<String>
An enumerable collection of directory names in the directory specified by path and that match searchPattern and searchOption.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

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

- or -

searchPattern does not contain a valid pattern.

ArgumentNullException

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

-or-

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

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

searchOption is not a valid SearchOption value.

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 following wildcard specifiers are permitted in the searchPattern parameter.

Wildcard character

Description

*

Zero or more characters.

?

Exactly one character.

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.