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List Files to ListBox Snippet (ArcObjects .NET 10.4 SDK)

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List Files to ListBox Snippet

[C#]

///<summary>Obtain a listing of files for a specified directory and place them in a ListBox.</summary>
/// 
///<param name="directory">A System.String that is the directory for which you want to list files into a ListBox. Ex: "C:\temp"</param>
///<param name="listbox">A System.Windows.Forms.Listbox control.</param>
/// 
///<remarks></remarks>
public void ListFilesToListBox(System.String directory, System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listbox)
{

  System.IO.DirectoryInfo directoryInfo=new System.IO.DirectoryInfo(directory);

  if (directoryInfo != null)
  {

        System.IO.FileInfo[] fileInfo=directoryInfo.GetFiles();
        System.Int32 i=0;

        System.Int32 tempFor1=fileInfo.GetUpperBound(0);
        for (i=0; i <= tempFor1; i++)
        {

          listbox.Items.Add(fileInfo[i].FullName);

        }

  }

}

[Visual Basic .NET]

'''<summary>Obtain a listing of files for a specified directory and place them in a ListBox.</summary>
''' 
'''<param name="directory">A System.String that is the directory for which you want to list files into a ListBox. Ex: "C:\temp"</param>
'''<param name="listbox">A System.Windows.Forms.Listbox control.</param>
''' 
'''<remarks></remarks>
Public Sub ListFilesToListBox(ByVal directory As System.String, ByVal listbox As System.Windows.Forms.ListBox)

  Dim directoryInfo As System.IO.DirectoryInfo=New System.IO.DirectoryInfo(directory)

  If Not (directoryInfo Is Nothing) Then

    Dim fileInfo As System.IO.FileInfo()=directoryInfo.GetFiles
    Dim i As System.Int32

    For i=0 To fileInfo.GetUpperBound(0)

      listbox.Items.Add(fileInfo(i).FullName)

    Next i

  End If

End Sub