Read files from a folder

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Created: symbianyucca (10 Apr 2007)

Last edited: hamishwillee (18 Sep 2012)

The GetFilesFromFolderL() method illustrates how to use GetDir() function in RFs to read all files from a specified folder. (*File_list)[i] gives you the TEntry of the selected file, so you can also use its functions to determine more information of the file before adding it to your array list.

void GetFilesFromFolderL(TDesC& aFolder,CDesCArray* aArray)
{
	CDir* File_list(NULL);
 
	if(KErrNone == CCoeEnv::Static()->FsSession().GetDir(aFolder,
KEntryAttMaskSupported, EDirsFirst, File_list))	
	{
		if(File_list && aArray)
		{
			File_list->Sort(ESortByName);
			for(TInt i=0; i < File_list->Count(); i++)
			{
				if((*File_list)[i].IsSystem() 
				|| (*File_list)[i].IsHidden()
				|| (*File_list)[i].IsDir())
				{
					// ignore System & Hidden Files & folders
				}
				else
				{
					aArray->AppendL((*File_list)[i].iName);
				}
			}
		}
 
		delete File_list;
		File_list = NULL;
	}
}