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Directory.EnumerateFileSystemEntries Method (String)

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When it is called by trusted applications, returns an enumerable collection of file-system entries in a specified path.

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function EnumerateFileSystemEntries ( _
    path As String _
) As IEnumerable(Of String)
public static IEnumerable<string> EnumerateFileSystemEntries(
    string path
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<String>
An enumerable collection of file-system entries in the directory specified by path.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains invalid characters as defined by GetInvalidPathChars.

ArgumentNullException

path is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

DirectoryNotFoundException

path is invalid, such as referring to an unmapped drive.

IOException

path is a file name.

PathTooLongException

The specified path, file name, or combined exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters and file names must be less than 260 characters.

SecurityException

The caller does not have the required permission.

UnauthorizedAccessException

The caller does not have the required permission.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.