/// <summary>
/// Retrieves the names of all executable files that have defined console aliases.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>A StringCollection that contains one entry for each executable
/// file that has console aliases.</returns>
public static StringCollection GetAliasExes()
{
StringCollection strings = new StringCollection();
int length = GetAliasExesLength();
if (length > 0)
{
char[] buff = new char[length];
if (WinCon.GetConsoleAliasExes(buff, length) == 0)
{
throw new IOException("Unable to get alias exes", Marshal.GetLastWin32Error());
}
// we have a buffer of nul-terminated strings
// create individual strings
int startIndex = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
{
if (buff[i] == '\0')
{
string s = new string(buff, startIndex, i - startIndex);
strings.Add(s);
startIndex = i + 1;
}
}
}
return(strings);
}