ExternalStorageFolder.GetFilesAsync Method

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Gets the top-level files in the current folder.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Phone.Storage
Assembly:  Microsoft.Phone (in Microsoft.Phone.dll)

Syntax

Public Function GetFilesAsync As Task(Of IEnumerable(Of ExternalStorageFile))
public Task<IEnumerable<ExternalStorageFile>> GetFilesAsync()

Return Value

Type: System.Threading.Tasks..::.Task<(Of <(IEnumerable<(Of <(ExternalStorageFile>)>)>)>)
The top-level files in the current folder.

Remarks

Your app must register for a file association in the app manifest file to declare what file types (extensions) can be read from the SD card. For more info, see Auto-launching apps using file and URI associations for Windows Phone 8.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0

See Also

Reference

ExternalStorageFolder Class

Microsoft.Phone.Storage Namespace