Function: finddirs

Syntax

findfiles (<wildname> {,<directory>})

Type

string

Returns

Directories in the local system containing files (or directories) matching a file name or wild pattern. The number of values returned is the number of directories found.

Parameters

• <wildname>
  The file name or wild pattern being searched for.

• <directory>
  The directory in which to begin the search. If this omitted, the top directory of the system drive is assumed. Sub-directories are searched.

Notes

Returned directory names include their full directory path (with '/' separators) and a '/' terminator.

Examples

In the following statement, all the directories in the file system containing mp3 files are returned.

string fdirs[] = findfiles('*.mp3')

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