System Calls

 

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The following functions are Windows operating system calls.

System Call Functions

FunctionUse.NET Framework equivalent
_findcloseRelease resources from previous find operationsNot applicable. To call the standard C function, use PInvoke. For more information, see Platform Invoke Examples.
_findfirst, _findfirst32, _findfirst64, _findfirsti64, _findfirst32i64, _findfirst64i32, _wfindfirst, _wfindfirst32, _wfindfirst64, _wfindfirsti64, _wfindfirst32i64, _wfindfirst64i32Find file with specified attributesSystem::IO::DirectoryInfo::GetFiles
_findnext, _findnext32, _findnext64, _findnexti64, _findnext32i64, _findnext64i32, _wfindnext, _wfindnext32, _wfindnexti64, _wfindnext64, _wfindnexti64Find next file with specified attributesNot applicable. To call the standard C function, use PInvoke. For more information, see Platform Invoke Examples.

Run-Time Routines by Category
File Handling
Directory Control
Low-Level I/O

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