Getting Folder names with vb.net

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New to coding and i need help getting just the name of the folders in one directory. I can get the listing of the folders but it shows the full path and all i need is just the folder name.

example.

I can get this :

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe

but all i want is :

ADOBE

I need to get these items to show up in a list view. Help would be great. please no forwards to another site for information.

Posted 3-Feb-12 1:45am

Zachary.shupp

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-03T02:14:00

Since .NET 4.0 we have the DirectoryInfo class[^] with the method EnumerateDirectories and EnumerateDirectories(path).

Example from MSDN:

C#

// Create a DirectoryInfo of the Program Files directory.
DirectoryInfo dirPrograms = new DirectoryInfo(@"c:\program files");

DateTime StartOf2009 = new DateTime(2009, 01, 01);

// LINQ query for all directories created before 2009.
var dirs = from dir in dirPrograms.EnumerateDirectories()
            where dir.CreationTimeUtc < StartOf2009
            select new
            {
                ProgDir = dir,
            };
// Show results.
foreach (var di in dirs)
{
    Console.WriteLine("{0}", di.ProgDir.Name);
}

Regards,

Manfred

bbirajdar · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-03T02:12:00

Solution 1

Split the full directory name using '\' as split character and get the last value in the string array. That will be your folder name

C#

string [] folders=myfullPath.Split('\');
string finalFolder=folders[folders.Length-1];

Posted 3-Feb-12 2:12am

bbirajdar