This Application is used to list all the files in a folder or directory. This application is
developed by .NET Framework and the C# programming language. The framework
provides powerful methods on the Directory
class that can help you list files on the file system. The Directory.GetFiles method
allows you to get a string array of the file names.
Below code sample returns the List
Of All Files in All Directories In Given Path.
string[] Files= Directory.GetFiles(folderPath,"*.*",SearchOption.AllDirectories);
The Below image is the UI of this Application.
First we have select the path for this application to show the list of files present in that path.This application is developed by using C# language and .NET framework Environment.
Code for this Application:
using System;
using
System.Collections.Generic;
using
System.ComponentModel;
using
System.Data;
using
System.Drawing;
using
System.Linq;
using
System.Text;
using
System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;
namespace
DirectoryInfo
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
string
folderPath;
Options
OpForm = new Options();
public
Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private
void Form1_Load(object
sender, EventArgs e)
{
txtFileInfo.ReadOnly = true;
btnOptions.Enabled = false;
btnOk.Enabled = false;
}
private
void btnBrowse_Click(object
sender, EventArgs e)
{
btnBrowse.Enabled = false;
folderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog();
folderPath =
folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath.ToString();
txtPath.Text = folderPath;
btnOk.Enabled = true;
btnOptions.Enabled = true;
}
private
void btnOptions_Click(object
sender, EventArgs e)
{
txtFileInfo.Text = "";
OpForm.Activate();
OpForm.ShowDialog();
}
private
void btnOk_Click(object
sender, EventArgs e)
{
getFileList();
}
public void getFileList()
{
btnOk.Enabled = false;
label1.Text = "Searching....";
label1.Refresh();
string[]
allFiles;
txtFileInfo.Text = "Files In " + folderPath.ToUpper() + Environment.NewLine;
try
{
if
(OpForm.SubDirect == "true")
{
//Get
the List of Files with specified Extention in All Directories.
allFiles = Directory.GetFiles(folderPath, OpForm.FileName + "*" + OpForm.FileType, SearchOption.AllDirectories);
}
else
if (OpForm.SubDirect == "false")
{
//Get the List
of Files with specified Extention in Top Directories Only
allFiles = Directory.GetFiles(folderPath, OpForm.FileName + "*" + OpForm.FileType, SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
}
else
{
//Get
the List Of All Files in All Directories In the Path Selected.
allFiles = Directory.GetFiles(folderPath, "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
}
if
(allFiles.Length == 0)
txtFileInfo.Text = "No File Found With this Search...";
else
{
for
(int i = 0; i < allFiles.Length; i++)
{
FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(allFiles[i].ToString());
//Write the Files Names in a Multiline Text Box.
txtFileInfo.Text += Environment.NewLine + (i + 1).ToString() + ")" + fi.Name.ToString();
txtFileInfo.Select(txtFileInfo.Text.Length,
0);
txtFileInfo.ScrollToCaret();
txtFileInfo.Refresh();
}
}
}
catch
(Exception ea)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error: " + ea.Message);
}
label1.Text = "Search Compleated.";
label1.Refresh();
btnOk.Enabled = true;
btnBrowse.Enabled = true;
}
}
}
This application having the another form to give the options to the search method.
The below image is the UI of Child form:
This Application Search the files includes in Sub directories and specific extension files too.
The Source Code for this Child form :
using System;
using
System.Collections.Generic;
using
System.ComponentModel;
using
System.Data;
using
System.Drawing;
using
System.Linq;
using
System.Text;
using
System.Windows.Forms;
namespace
DirectoryInfo
{
public partial class Options : Form
{
string
selItem;
string
fName;
string
subDir;
public
Options()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
public string FileType
{
set
{
selItem = value;
}
get
{
return
selItem;
}
}
public string FileName
{
set
{
fName = value;
}
get
{
return
fName;
}
}
public string SubDirect
{
set
{
subDir = value;
}
get
{
return
subDir;
}
}
private
void Options_Load(object
sender, EventArgs e)
{
checkBox1.Checked = true;
subDir = "true";
label3.Hide();
textBox2.Hide();
comboBox1.Items.Clear();
comboBox1.Items.Add("All Files");
comboBox1.Items.Add(".txt");
comboBox1.Items.Add(".xml");
comboBox1.Items.Add(".jpeg");
comboBox1.Items.Add(".png");
comboBox1.Items.Add("Other");
comboBox1.SelectedIndex = 0;
}
private
void btnOkOptn_Click(object
sender, EventArgs e)
{
if
(selItem == "Other")
selItem = textBox2.Text;
fName = textBox1.Text;
this.Close();
}
private
void comboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs
e)
{
selItem=comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString();
if
(selItem == "All Files")
selItem = ".*";
else
if (selItem == "Other")
{
label3.Show();
textBox2.Show();
}
else
{
label3.Hide();
textBox2.Hide();
}
}
private
void checkBox1_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs
e)
{
if
(checkBox1.Checked == true)
subDir = "true";
else
subDir = "false";
}
}
}
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