Get file name from path

Question

How do I get the folder name from my path?

This is the file path:

@"C:\Users\ME\Desktop\videos"

Under the main path there's a folder that I want to get the name:

@"C:\Users\ME\Desktop\videos\sample2"
@"C:\Users\ME\Desktop\videos\sample3"
@"C:\Users\ME\Desktop\videos\sample4"

Under the sample folder, there are videos that I want to get the name:

@"C:\Users\ME\Desktop\videos\sample1\video1.mp4

This is my code:

foreach(string s in Directory.GetFiles(@"C:\Users\ME\Desktop\videos").Select(Path.GetFileName))
{
    MessageBox.Show(s);
}

Is this possible? How do I get the name of every file that exists inside my video/main folder using only the main path?

Did you google it? I find it hard to believe that writing up this question was easier than searching for it in google. — rory.ap, Dec 05 '16 at 21:52
Why don't you just leave your loop be without using Linq, call `Path.GetFileName()` inside it and assign the result to a variable? — Visual Vincent, Dec 05 '16 at 22:07

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 05 '16 at 22:11

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Do this

string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(@"C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Videos", "*.mp4", SearchOption.AllDirectories)

foreach (string file in files)
{
    MessageBox.Show(Path.GetFileName(file));
}

If you're trying to get the folder name from a full files path then do this

Path.GetFileName(Path.GetDirectoryName(file))

edited Dec 05 '16 at 22:11

adv12

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answered Dec 05 '16 at 22:05

Landon Conway

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thank you sir this works but i want to get also the folder name inside my main path – Volkswagen Dec 05 '16 at 22:09
Yes for your main path, just do Path.GetFileName – Landon Conway Dec 05 '16 at 22:13

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 05 '16 at 21:54

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Use System.IO.Directory.GetFiles

var files = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(
  "@"C:\Users\ME\Desktop\videos", 
  "*.mp4",
  System.IO.SearchOption.AllDirectories)

answered Dec 05 '16 at 21:54

gnud

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