Exclude certain file extensions when getting files from a directory

Ngu_Soon_Hui_3834 0
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How to exclude certain file type when getting files from a directory?

I tried 

var files = Directory.GetFiles(jobDir);

But it seems that this function can only choose the file types you want to include, not exclude.

directory file c#
9 Answers

You should filter these files yourself, you can write something like this:

    var files = Directory.GetFiles(jobDir).Where(name => !name.EndsWith(".xml"));
Dmitriy_Matveev_534810

You could try something like this: 

  var allFiles = Directory.GetFiles(@"C:\Path\", "");
  var filesToExclude = Directory.GetFiles(@"C:\Path\", "*.txt");
  var wantedFiles = allFiles.Except(filesToExclude);
user_650600

I guess you can use lambda expression

var files = Array.FindAll(Directory.GetFiles(jobDir), x => !x.EndWith(".myext"))
user_892990

Afaik there is no way to specify the exclude patterns. You have to do it manually, like:

string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(myDir);
foreach(string fileName in files)
{
    DoSomething(fileName);
}
Biri_9680

i used that

Directory.GetFiles(PATH, "*.dll"))

and the PATH is:

public static string _PATH = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);

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