Multiple file-extensions searchPattern for System.IO.Directory.GetFiles

Question

What is the syntax for setting multiple file-extensions as searchPattern on Directory.GetFiles()? For example filtering out files

Answer 1

Instead of the EndsWith function, I would choose to use the Path.GetExtension() method instead. Here is the full example:

var filteredFiles = Directory.EnumerateFiles( path )
.Where(
    file => Path.GetExtension(file).Equals( ".aspx", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase ) ||
            Path.GetExtension(file).Equals( ".ascx", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase ) );

or:

var filteredFiles = Directory.EnumerateFiles(path)
.Where(
    file => string.Equals( Path.GetExtension(file), ".aspx", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase ) ||
            string.Equals( Path.GetExtension(file), ".ascx", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase ) );

(Use StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase if you care about performance: MSDN string comparisons)