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Syntax

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findFiles(directory, regex)

Description

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Excerpt
Searches for files that match the given regex, in the specified folder. The routine only searches for files and NOT directories.

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The regex match is done on the file name, not the full path. If the regex parameter is empty string, the routine returns an empty result

Parameters

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Parameter name	Type	Required	Description
directory	string	Yes	Specifies the directory to search into.
regex	string	Yes	Specifies the file pattern to search for.

Return type

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string []

Returns an array containing the absolute paths of all files from the given directory whose name match the regex.

Example

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Code Block
findFiles("C:/JIRA/plugins", ".*\\.jar");

Results: An array containing all absolute paths for jar files from the folder C:\JIRA\plugins.

Notes

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Note
It is recommended that you use forward slashes ( / ) for file paths. If the regex contains a backslash, please replace it with two backslashes, or else you will get a syntax error.

See also

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