Directory.EnumerateDirectories Method (String)

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When it is called by trusted applications, returns an enumerable collection of directory names in a specified path.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function EnumerateDirectories ( _
    path As String _
) As IEnumerable(Of String)

public static IEnumerable<string> EnumerateDirectories(
    string path
)

Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<String>
An enumerable collection of directory names in the directory specified by path.

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains invalid characters as defined by GetInvalidPathChars.
ArgumentNullException	path is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
DirectoryNotFoundException	path is invalid, such as referring to an unmapped drive.
IOException	path is a file name.
PathTooLongException	The specified path, file name, or combined exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters and file names must be less than 260 characters.
SecurityException	The caller does not have the required permission.
UnauthorizedAccessException	The caller does not have the required permission.

Supported in: 5, 4

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