I'm trying to list files into a ListBox with
Dim files() As String = IO.Directory.GetFiles(CurDir, "*.txt")
For the ListBox I use
ListBox1.Items.AddRange(files)
But it returns with a full path, how would I be able to only get the filename?
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There are multiple options. If you wanted to stick as closely as possible to what you already have, you can call Path.GetFileName for each file path, e.g.
Dim filePaths = Directory.GetFiles(CurDir, "*.txt")
Dim fileNames = Array.ConvertAll(filePaths, Function(s) Path.GetFileName(s))
ListBox1.Items.AddRange(fileNames)
I would go with a slightly different approach though. I'd suggest that you use DirectoryInfo, FileInfo and data-binding:
Dim folder = New DirectoryInfo(CurDir)
Dim files = folder.GetFiles("*.txt")
With ListBox1
.DisplayMember = "Name"
.ValueMember = "FullName"
.DataSource = files
End With
The user will now see just the file names, but you can get the full path for the selected item from the SelectedValue property.
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Awesome, the first option seems to be working properly for what I need. Thank you so much!