counting the number of files inside a folder in a particular directory in c#

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I am writing a program in c#. Suppose I have some folders in Environment.CurrentDirectory. The folders are named after different numbers (say: 1,2,3 etc). Inside each folder there are some files. I want to count the total number of files inside a particular folder (say folder '1'), how will I do that?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11861151/find-all-files-in-a-folder — M.kazem Akhgary, Oct 03 '15 at 14:30
i want to provide the folder name only and search in the current directory @Grant Winney I will not provide the full folder path — user5404530, Oct 03 '15 at 14:34

Maor Veitsman · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-03T14:35:07.933

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This should work. "path" contains the exact path to the wanted folder.

int fileCount = Directory.GetFiles(path).Count();

This is how you combine paths:

string path = Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "1");

edited Oct 03 '15 at 14:35

answered Oct 03 '15 at 14:24

Maor Veitsman

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But i want to provide the folder name only and search in the current directory @Maor Veitsman – user5404530 Oct 03 '15 at 14:31
I hope I'm understanding you correctly. You can use Path.Combine to create a proper full path. I edited my answer with a sample line of code. – Maor Veitsman Oct 03 '15 at 14:34
'System.Array' does not contain a definition for 'Count' and no extension method 'Count' accepting a first argument of type 'System.Array' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)---getting this error @Maor Veitsman – user5404530 Oct 03 '15 at 14:41
Add "using System.Linq;" in the beginning of your file. – Maor Veitsman Oct 03 '15 at 14:44

counting the number of files inside a folder in a particular directory in c#

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