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Delete Files from Directory Snippet (ArcObjects .NET 10.4 SDK)

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Delete Files from Directory Snippet

[C#]

///<summary>Deletes from a specified directory that match a certain pattern.</summary>
/// 
///<param name="filePath">A System.String that is the file and path from where to delete files. Example: "C:\temp"</param>
///<param name="pattern"> A System.String that is the pattern for files to delete. Example: "*.txt" or "myfile.*" or "*.*"</param>
///  
///<remarks>All files meeting the pattern will be deleted from the specified directory.</remarks>
public void DeleteFilesFromDir(System.String filePath, System.String pattern)
{
  System.IO.DirectoryInfo directoryInfo=new System.IO.DirectoryInfo(filePath);
  System.IO.FileInfo[] files=directoryInfo.GetFiles(pattern);
  foreach (System.IO.FileInfo file in files)
  {
    file.Delete();
  }
}

[Visual Basic .NET]

'''<summary>Deletes from a specified directory that match a certain pattern.</summary>
''' 
'''<param name="filePath">A System.String that is the file and path from where to delete files. Example: "C:\temp"</param>
'''<param name="pattern"> A System.String that is the pattern for files to delete. Example: "*.txt" or "myfile.*" or "*.*"</param>
'''  
'''<remarks>All files meeting the pattern will be deleted from the specified directory.</remarks>
Public Sub DeleteFilesFromDir(ByVal filePath As System.String, ByVal pattern As System.String)

  Dim directoryInfo As System.IO.DirectoryInfo=New System.IO.DirectoryInfo(filePath)
  Dim files As System.IO.FileInfo()=directoryInfo.GetFiles(pattern)
  For Each file As System.IO.FileInfo In files
    file.Delete()
  Next

End Sub