Find number of files with a specific extension, in all subdirectories

Question

Is there a way to find the number of files of a specific type without having to loop through all results inn a Directory.GetFiles() or similar method? I am looking for somet

Answer 1

The slickest method woud be to use linq:

var fileCount = (from file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(@"H:\iPod_Control\Music", "*.mp3", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
                    select file).Count();