NAnt SDK Documentation - v0.92

DirectoryScanner Class

Used for searching filesystem based on given include/exclude rules.

For a list of all members of this type, see DirectoryScanner Members.

System.Object
   NAnt.Core.DirectoryScanner

[Visual Basic]
<Serializable, _  Serializable>
Public Class DirectoryScanner
    Implements ICloneable
[C#]
[Serializable]
[Serializable]
public class DirectoryScanner : ICloneable

Thread Safety

Public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Instance members are not guaranteed to be thread-safe.

Example

Simple client code for testing the class.

         while (true) {
             DirectoryScanner scanner = new DirectoryScanner();

             Console.Write("Scan Basedirectory : ");
             string s = Console.ReadLine();
             if (s.Length == 0) break;
             scanner.BaseDirectory = s;

             while(true) {
                 Console.Write("Include pattern : ");
                 s = Console.ReadLine();
                 if (s.Length == 0) break;
                 scanner.Includes.Add(s);
             }

             while(true) {
                 Console.Write("Exclude pattern : ");
                 s = Console.ReadLine();
                 if (s.Length == 0) break;
                 scanner.Excludes.Add(s);
             }

             foreach (string name in scanner.FileNames)
                 Console.WriteLine("file:" + name);
             foreach (string name in scanner.DirectoryNames)
                 Console.WriteLine("dir :" + name);

             Console.WriteLine("");
         }
     

Requirements

Namespace: NAnt.Core

Assembly: NAnt.Core (in NAnt.Core.dll)

See Also

DirectoryScanner Members | NAnt.Core Namespace