/// <summary>
/// This method returns a list of Files
/// </summary>
public static List <string> AddFiles(List <string> sourceFiles, List <string> filesToAdd)
{
// initial value
List <string> files = null;
// If the sourceFiles object exists
if (NullHelper.Exists(sourceFiles))
{
// Set the return value to the sourceFiles so far
files = sourceFiles;
}
else
{
// Create the return value
files = new List <string>();
}
// At this point the files return value has to exist
// If the filesToAdd collection exists and has one or more items
if (ListHelper.HasOneOrMoreItems(filesToAdd))
{
// Iterate the collection of string objects
foreach (string file in filesToAdd)
{
// Add this file
files.Add(file);
}
}
// return value
return(files);
}
/// <summary>
/// This method returns a list of file names.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="files">The files must be passed in by reference because this method calls itself over and over and over and over, so use caution on where you call this.</param>
/// <param name="directoryPath">The path to the Directory containing the files</param>
/// <param name="filterExtensions">This override accepts a list of filters instead of just one so that mutliple types can be found</param>
/// will be returned.</param>
/// <param name="removeExtension">If true, the extension is removed</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static List <string> GetFilesRecursively(string directoryPath, ref List <string> files, List <string> filterExtensions = null, bool removeExtension = false)
{
// locals
List <string> tempFiles = null;
List <string> directories = null;
// If the filePath string exists
if ((TextHelper.Exists(directoryPath)) && (Directory.Exists(directoryPath)))
{
// get the files
tempFiles = GetFiles(directoryPath, filterExtensions, removeExtension);
// Add the files that were found (if the source files do not exist, they will be created)
files = AddFiles(files, tempFiles);
// get a list of directories
directories = Directory.GetDirectories(directoryPath).ToList();
// If the directories collection exists and has one or more items
if (ListHelper.HasOneOrMoreItems(directories))
{
// Iterate the collection of string objects
foreach (string directory in directories)
{
// get the files
tempFiles = GetFilesRecursively(directory, ref files, filterExtensions, removeExtension);
//// if any files were found
//if (ListHelper.HasOneOrMoreItems(tempFiles))
//{
// // Add the files that were found (if the source files do not exist, they will be created)
// files = AddFiles(files, tempFiles);
//}
}
}
}
// return value
return(files);
}
/// <summary>
/// This method returns a list of file names.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="directoryPath">The path to the Directory containing the files</param>
/// <param name="filterExtensions">This override accepts a list of filters instead of just one so that mutliple types can be found</param>
/// will be returned.</param>
/// <param name="removeExtension">If true, the extension is removed</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static List <string> GetFiles(string directoryPath, List <string> filterExtensions = null, bool removeExtension = false)
{
// initial value
List <string> files = new List <string>();
// local
string extension = "";
// If the filePath string exists
if ((TextHelper.Exists(directoryPath)) && (Directory.Exists(directoryPath)))
{
// get the fileNames
string[] fileNames = Directory.GetFiles(directoryPath);
// if the fileNames exist
if ((fileNames != null) && (fileNames.Length > 0))
{
// if the value for removeExtension is true
if (removeExtension)
{
// get a tempList
List <string> tempNames = fileNames.ToList();
// Iterate the collection of string objects
foreach (string tempName in fileNames)
{
// get the name without the extension
string name = GetFileNameWithoutExtensionEx(tempName, ref extension);
// If the filterExtension string exists
if (ListHelper.HasOneOrMoreItems(filterExtensions))
{
// Iterate the collection of string objects
foreach (string filterExtension in filterExtensions)
{
// if the extension exists
if (TextHelper.IsEqual(filterExtension, extension))
{
// Add this file
files.Add(name);
}
}
}
else
{
// Add this file
files.Add(name);
}
}
}
// if the filterExtension exists
else if (ListHelper.HasOneOrMoreItems(filterExtensions))
{
// get a tempList
List <string> tempNames = fileNames.ToList();
// Iterate the collection of string objects
foreach (string tempName in fileNames)
{
// The name is not needed here, just getting the extension
GetFileNameWithoutExtensionEx(tempName, ref extension);
// Iterate the collection of string objects
foreach (string filterExtension in filterExtensions)
{
// if the extension exists
if (TextHelper.IsEqual(filterExtension, extension))
{
// Add this file
files.Add(tempName);
}
}
}
}
else
{
// get a tempList
List <string> tempNames = fileNames.ToList();
// Iterate the collection of string objects
foreach (string tempName in fileNames)
{
// Add this file
files.Add(tempName);
}
}
}
}
// return value
return(files);
}