VB.NET Language Pocket Reference

Name

Dir Function — Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem

Synopsis

Dir[(pathname[, attributes])]

pathname optional; String

A string expression that defines a path, which may contain a drive name, a folder name, and a filename

attributes optional; Numeric or Constant of the FileAttribute enumeration

The file attributes to be matched

Return Value

String

Description

Returns the name of a single file or folder matching the pattern and attribute passed to the function.

A zero-length string (“”) is returned if a matching file is not found.

Possible values for attributes are:

FileAttributeenumeration	Value	Description
Normal	0	Normal (not hidden and not a system file)
ReadOnly	1	Read-only file
Hidden	2	Hidden
System	4	System file
Volume	8	Volume label; if specified, all other attributes are ignored
Directory	16	Directory or folder
Archive	32	Archive
Alias	64	Alias or link