ASP.NET Core Get List of Files in Directory

October 03 2020 by Admin

In this article, we will explain how to get a list of files in a directory with an example and sample code.

In this article, we will explain how to get a list of files in a directory with an example and sample code. In this example, we have created name of the ProductList folder in the project, getting a list of files from the ProductList folder.

Required Namespaces

you will need to use the following namespaces.

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;

using System.IO;

Index.cshtml

We have provided html code below.

@model List<WebApplication1.Models.FileList>

Layout = null;

}

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

<title>asp net core list files in directory</title>

</head>

<body>

<div>

<tr>

</tr>

@foreach (var pic in Model)

{

<tr>

<td>@pic.PicsID</td>

<td>@pic.PicsName</td>

<td>@Html.ActionLink("Download", "DownloadFile", new { Name = pic.PicsName })</td>

</tr>

}

</table>

</div>

</body>

</html>

Model

public class FileList

{

public int PicsID { get; set; }

public string PicsName { get; set; }

}

HomeController

public class HomeController : Controller

{

private IHostingEnvironment hostingEnv;

public HomeController(IHostingEnvironment env)

{

this.hostingEnv = env;

}

public IActionResult Index()

{

string FilePath = Path.Combine(hostingEnv.WebRootPath, "ProductList");

string[] filePaths = Directory.GetFiles(FilePath);

List<FileList> PicsList = new List<FileList>();

int i = 1;

foreach (string filePath in filePaths)

{

PicsList.Add(new FileList

{

PicsID = i++,

PicsName = Path.GetFileName(filePath)

});

}

return View(PicsList);

}

public FileResult DownloadFile(string Name)

{

string FilePath = Path.Combine(hostingEnv.WebRootPath, "ProductList");

string FileNameWithPath = Path.Combine(FilePath, Name);

byte[] bytes = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(FileNameWithPath);

return File(bytes, "application/octet-stream", Name);

}

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