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Listing subdirectories 3 levels deep using LINQ C#


I'd like to know if there is a better alternative to my following code (preferably using LINQ)

            #region List and filter directories to only 3 levels deep
            // List all subdirectories within main directory
            string[] folders = Directory.GetDirectories(@"C:\pdftest\", "*" ,SearchOption.AllDirectories);
            List<string> subdirectories = new List<string>();

            //Filter away all main directories, now we are left with subdirectories 3 levels deep
            for (int i = 0; i<folders.Length; i++)
            {
                int occurences = folders[i].Split('\\').Length-1;
                if (occurences==4)
                    subdirectories.Add(folders[i]);             
            }
            #endregion

Solution

  • Untested, but something like this should do it.

            string[] subDirectories = Directory.GetDirectories(@"C:\pdftest\", "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories).Where(folder => folder.Split('\\').Length <= 4).ToArray();