vb.net get filename list from wildcard

Question

I have string say \"c:\\debug\\ *.txt\" In Debug folder there are severeal .txt files , say test1.txt test2.txt test3.txt .

How can I get from this string c:\\debug\\ *.

Answer 1

Use the GetFiles from My.Computer.System and the ReadOnlyCollection(of String) from the system.collections.objectModel import and a searchoption as desired (top or all)

sPath = "C:\debug"     ' your desired path
sFile1 = "t*.txt"      ' your desired search pattern with * wildcard
sFile2 = "test?.txt"   ' your desired search pattern with ? wildcard  

dim lstFiles as system.collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection(of String) = My.Computer.Filesystem.GetFiles(sPath, FileIO.SearchOption.SearchTopLevelOnly, sFile1)

'lstfiles contains all the files that match your selection 
'if you really need an array you can convert the list to array here

dim i as integer = 0
for each sFile as string in lstfiles
    a(i)=sfile
    i+=1
next