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.NET Framework Class Library
DirectoryInfo..::.GetDirectories Method

Updated: May 2010

Returns the subdirectories of the current directory.

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic
Public Function GetDirectories As DirectoryInfo()
C#
public DirectoryInfo[] GetDirectories()
Visual C++
public:
array<DirectoryInfo^>^ GetDirectories()
F#
member GetDirectories : unit -> DirectoryInfo[] 

Return Value

Type: array<System.IO..::.DirectoryInfo>[]()[]
An array of DirectoryInfo objects.
ExceptionCondition
DirectoryNotFoundException

The path encapsulated in the DirectoryInfo object is invalid, such as being on an unmapped drive.

SecurityException

The caller does not have the required permission.

UnauthorizedAccessException

The caller does not have the required permission.

If there are no subdirectories, this method returns an empty array. This method is not recursive.

This method pre-populates the values of the following DirectoryInfo properties:

The following example retrieves all the directories in the root directory and displays the directory names.

Visual Basic
Imports System
Imports System.IO

Public Class GetDirectoriesTest

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        ' Make a reference to a directory.
        Dim di As New DirectoryInfo("c:\")
        ' Get a reference to each directory in that directory.
        Dim diArr As DirectoryInfo() = di.GetDirectories()
        ' Display the names of the directories.
        Dim dri As DirectoryInfo
        For Each dri In diArr
            Console.WriteLine(dri.Name)
        Next dri
    End Sub 'Main
End Class 'GetDirectoriesTest
C#
using System;
using System.IO;

public class GetDirectoriesTest 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {

        // Make a reference to a directory.
        DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo("c:\\");

        // Get a reference to each directory in that directory.
        DirectoryInfo[] diArr = di.GetDirectories();

        // Display the names of the directories.
        foreach (DirectoryInfo dri in diArr)
            Console.WriteLine(dri.Name);
    }
}
Visual C++
using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
int main()
{

   // Make a reference to a directory.
   DirectoryInfo^ di = gcnew DirectoryInfo( "c:\\" );

   // Get a reference to each directory in that directory.
   array<DirectoryInfo^>^diArr = di->GetDirectories();

   // Display the names of the directories.
   Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum = diArr->GetEnumerator();
   while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
   {
      DirectoryInfo^ dri = safe_cast<DirectoryInfo^>(myEnum->Current);
      Console::WriteLine( dri->Name );
   }
}

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Date

History

Reason

May 2010

Updated remarks.

Information enhancement.

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