Listing Directories by Creation Date

[RHPT]

I know that you can list a directories and subdirectories using the
DirectoryInfo Class. However, is it possible to sort the directories by
creation date?

Thank you!

[Bruce Barker]

you load them into an ArrayList or Array and sort.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

"RHPT" <RH**@online.nospam> wrote in message
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I know that you can list a directories and subdirectories using the
DirectoryInfo Class. However, is it possible to sort the directories by
creation date?

Thank you!

[Milosz Skalecki]

Hi,

Yes you can. Create your own class that implements IComparer interface and
use it when calling Array.Sort method. Please fing a code snippet below.

public class DirectoryInfoComparer : System.Collections.IComparer
{
public DirectoryInfoComparer()
{
}

public int Compare(object o1, object o2)
{
System.IO.DirectoryInfo info1 =
(System.IO.DirectoryInfo) o1;
System.IO.DirectoryInfo info2 =
(System.IO.DirectoryInfo) o2;

return DateTime.Compare(
info1.CreationTime,
info2.CreationTime);
}
}
// and test
private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
DirectoryInfoComparer comparer =
new DirectoryInfoComparer();

System.IO.DirectoryInfo info =
new System.IO.DirectoryInfo("c:\\");
System.IO.DirectoryInfo[] infos =
info.GetDirectories();

Array.Sort(infos, comparer);

foreach (System.IO.DirectoryInfo i in infos)
{
listBox1.Items.Add(i.FullName + " : " + i.CreationTime);
}
}
Hope this helps
--
Milosz Skalecki
MCP, MCAD
"RHPT" wrote:

I know that you can list a directories and subdirectories using the
DirectoryInfo Class. However, is it possible to sort the directories by
creation date?

Thank you!

[RHPT]

Thank you!!

"Milosz Skalecki" wrote:

Hi,

Yes you can. Create your own class that implements IComparer interface and
use it when calling Array.Sort method. Please fing a code snippet below.

public class DirectoryInfoComparer : System.Collections.IComparer
{
public DirectoryInfoComparer()
{
}

public int Compare(object o1, object o2)
{
System.IO.DirectoryInfo info1 =
(System.IO.DirectoryInfo) o1;
System.IO.DirectoryInfo info2 =
(System.IO.DirectoryInfo) o2;

return DateTime.Compare(
info1.CreationTime,
info2.CreationTime);
}
}
// and test
private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
DirectoryInfoComparer comparer =
new DirectoryInfoComparer();

System.IO.DirectoryInfo info =
new System.IO.DirectoryInfo("c:\\");
System.IO.DirectoryInfo[] infos =
info.GetDirectories();

Array.Sort(infos, comparer);

foreach (System.IO.DirectoryInfo i in infos)
{
listBox1.Items.Add(i.FullName + " : " + i.CreationTime);
}
}
Hope this helps
--
Milosz Skalecki
MCP, MCAD
"RHPT" wrote:

I know that you can list a directories and subdirectories using the
DirectoryInfo Class. However, is it possible to sort the directories by
creation date?

Thank you!