Getting the folder name from a full filename path

DirectoryInfo does the job to strip directory name

string my_path = @"C:\Windows\System32";
DirectoryInfo dir_info = new DirectoryInfo(my_path);
string directory = dir_info.Name;  // System32

string Folder = Directory.GetParent(path).Name;

It's also important to note that while getting a list of directory names in a loop, the DirectoryInfo class gets initialized once thus allowing only first-time call. In order to bypass this limitation, ensure you use variables within your loop to store any individual directory's name.

For example, this sample code loops through a list of directories within any parent directory while adding each found directory-name inside a List of string type:

[C#]

string[] parentDirectory = Directory.GetDirectories("/yourpath");
List<string> directories = new List<string>();

foreach (var directory in parentDirectory)
{
    // Notice I've created a DirectoryInfo variable.
    DirectoryInfo dirInfo = new DirectoryInfo(directory);

    // And likewise a name variable for storing the name.
    // If this is not added, only the first directory will
    // be captured in the loop; the rest won't.
    string name = dirInfo.Name;

    // Finally we add the directory name to our defined List.
    directories.Add(name);
}

[VB.NET]

Dim parentDirectory() As String = Directory.GetDirectories("/yourpath")
Dim directories As New List(Of String)()

For Each directory In parentDirectory

    ' Notice I've created a DirectoryInfo variable.
    Dim dirInfo As New DirectoryInfo(directory)

    ' And likewise a name variable for storing the name.
    ' If this is not added, only the first directory will
    ' be captured in the loop; the rest won't.
    Dim name As String = dirInfo.Name

    ' Finally we add the directory name to our defined List.
    directories.Add(name)

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