count number of files with a given extension in a directory - C++?

Question

Is it possible in c++ to count the number of files with a given extension in a directory?

I\'m writing a program where it would be nice to do something like this (ps

Answer 1

First of all what OS are you writing for?

• If it is Windows then look for FindFirstFile and FindNextFile in MSDN.
• If you are looking the code for POSIX systems, read man for opendir and readdir or readdir_r.
• For cross platform I'd suggest using Boost.Filesystem library.