LINQ: Select where object does not contain items from list

Question

I\'m struggling with LINQ syntax here...thought I\'d toss it out here. I cant find exactly what I\'m looking for anywhere else.

OK, say I\'ve got this:

Answer 1

Try this simple LINQ:

//For a file list/array
var files = Directory.GetFiles(folderPath, "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);

//simply use Where ! x.Contains
var notContain = files.Where(x => ! x.Contains(@"\$RECYCLE.BIN\")).ToList();

//Or use Except()
var containing = files.Where(x => x.Contains(@"\$RECYCLE.BIN\")).ToList();
    notContain = files.Except(containing).ToList();