How do i get the last saved image on hard disk?

Question

I have this line:

imageList = Directory.GetFiles(@"e:\webbrowserimages\", "*.bmp").ToList();

This is a List

But i want now just one string variable single variable not a list that will contain the last saved image file on the hard disk.

If for example i have 10 images on the hard disk and the first one is: Image0.bmp then Image1.bmp so the string variable will contain Image10.bmp And then if on my hard disk there are 24 images then the variable string should contain Image24.bmp

Is "for example" section describing exactly what you looking for ("natural sort") or it is just random example? — Alexei Levenkov, May 29 '15 at 05:17

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered May 29 '15 at 04:52

You can do this to get the latest bitmap file in the direcotry,

var directory = new DirectoryInfo(@"e:\webbrowserimages\");

var myFile = (from f in directory.GetFiles("*.bmp")                   
                orderby f.LastWriteTime descending
                select f).First();

Unless no other parameter is available better not relying on file name in filtering latest image.

How do i get the last saved image on hard disk?

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