Directory.GetFiles: Show only files starting with a numeric value

Question

How can i get the Directory.GetFiles to only show me files starting with a numeric value (eg. 1abc.pdf);

Directory.GetFiles(@\"C:/mydir\", \"0-9*.pdf\")
         


        

Answer 1

To get files that start with any numeric value, regardless of the number of digits, you could use a regular expression:

var files = Directory.GetFiles(@"c:\mydir", "*.pdf")
                     .Where(file => Regex.IsMatch(Path.GetFileName(file), "^[0-9]+"));
                     //.ToArray() <-add if you want a string array instead of IEnumerable