CODEWITHSUNDEEP
c#
Tamal Banerjee
Tamal Banerjee

Reputation: 503

How to check whether a directory with a specific name exists in c#?

How do I check whether a folder named xyz exist in a given path(recursively) and if it exits then get its full path so that I can copy some files from it? Will something like below work or am I missing something?

if (Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(textBox1.Text, "xyz"))
{
    string directoryPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(textBox1.Text);
}

Upvotes: 2

Views: 700

Answers (1)

Kell
Kell

Reputation: 3327

Use this: 

Directory.GetDirectories(root, directoryName, SearchOption.AllDirectories);

where root is the path to start in and directoryName is the specific name you're looking for. You can use .Any() to check if it exists and .First() to get the first.

edited after pinkfloydx33 comment

Yeah, EnumerateDirectories would be better. Sorry, I'm stuck in .net 3.5 mode at the moment :D so you'd be looking for this: 

Directory.EnumerateDirectories(root, directoryName, SearchOption.AllDirectories).FirstOrDefault();

and checking for null.

Upvotes: 2

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