search function for directories

[michaeldebruin]

I am trying to give my program a search function which can search for directories. At the moment it can search for directories but it's only searching for the directories who have exactly the name which is put in the textbox. And I want a function that can search for every directory which has a the name, standing in the textbox. For example if I typ in the word "test" and I have 2 directories, one with the name test 1 and the other one test 2. It will have to display both directories.
If anyone knows how to create a search function like that, please tell me. I would appreciate some codes.

Many thanks in advance.

[Plater]

They support wild cards. Try something like this:
string[] MatchingDirectories = Directory.GetDirectories(BasePath, "*" + SearchField + "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);

[michaeldebruin]

Thanks, but now I am getting the problem that it shows as result "string[]-matrix" and not the real and full name of the directories it found.

[Plater]

Well yes, you are getting an array of strings (that is a string[])
With each entry being one of the possible directories.

[michaeldebruin]

And it is good that I am getting an array of strings. But I need an search function which returns all the real and full names of all the possible directories. So if you know some codes which should be able to do the work, please tell me.

[Plater]

What do you mean by real and full names?
Each entry in that string[] should be like:
c:\temp\files\test 1\
c:\temp\files\test 2\
c:\temp\files\franks test\

EDIT:
Now I suppose it will ALSO give you entries with your search term NOT being the lowest directory, as long as its below the basepath:
c:\temp\files\test 1\
c:\temp\files\test 2\
c:\temp\files\franks test\
c:\temp\files\test 2\somename\
c:\temp\files\franks test\try2\

[michaeldebruin]

what I mean is:
if a directory name is franks test and I say search for the test. The program has to show the full directory name as in this case franks test.
And what you say each entry in that string[] should be like:
c:\temp\files\test 1\.
But the only thing my program display is "string[]-matrix".

[Plater]

Are you just doing MatchingDirectories.ToString() by anychance?
Try

foreach (string singleentry in MatchingDirectories)
{
//do something with the single entry
}
 

[michaeldebruin]

the code I have at the moment is:

string[] MD = Directory.GetDirectories(Environment.CurrentDirectory, searchtext.Text , SearchOption.AllDirectories);
 
            if (MD != null)
            {
                result.Items.Add(MD);
                searchtext.Clear();
            }