Directory.GetFiles: Show only files starting with a numeric value

c# getfiles
brother picture brother · Mar 11, 2012 · Viewed 10.3k times · Source

How can i get the Directory.GetFiles to only show me files starting with a numeric value (eg. 1abc.pdf);

Directory.GetFiles(@"C:/mydir", "0-9*.pdf")

Answer

BrokenGlass picture BrokenGlass · Mar 11, 2012

To get files that start with any numeric value, regardless of the number of digits, you could use a regular expression:

var files = Directory.GetFiles(@"c:\mydir", "*.pdf")
                     .Where(file => Regex.IsMatch(Path.GetFileName(file), "^[0-9]+"));
                     //.ToArray() <-add if you want a string array instead of IEnumerable

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