GetFMask Function | |
Prepare a file specification for wildcard searching.
Namespace:
XSharp.Core
Assembly:
XSharp.Core (in XSharp.Core.dll) Version: 2.19
Syntax FUNCTION GetFMask(
cString AS STRING
) AS STRING
public static string GetFMask(
string cString
)
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- cString
- Type: String
The name of a drive and/or directory and/or file.
Return Value
Type:
String
If
cString ends with ":" or "\", the modified
cString +"*.*" is returned; otherwise
cString is returned.
Remarks
If cString ends with ":" or "\", indicating that cString is a drive or directory, "*.*" is added.
This enables searching through all files in the drive or directory specified.
Examples
This example uses GetFMask() to add a wild-card search to the arguments passed to Dir() and File().
1LOCAL cOrigin AS STRING
2LOCAL cSearch AS STRING
3cOrigin := "c:"
4cSearch := GetFMask(cOrigin)
5? cSearch
6Dir(cSearch)
7File(cSearch)
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