Programatically populate a multi dimensional array

Hi All

I have only just started using C#, but I am having a problem I cannot find an answer to. I am sure it is obvious and simple.

I have created a class that loops through a set of folders from a root folder, then gets details of each file inside the next relevant folder. I have two nested for loops. When I get to the second loop, I want to fill the array with 6 elements (columns).

I have tried Tutorials, Lessons etc and cannot work it out.

Any advice would help.

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using System.Threading.Tasks;

using System.IO;

using System.Windows.Forms;

using System.Diagnostics;

namespace WindowsFormsApplication2

{

class createData

{

private string rootPath2;

public createData()

{

rootPath2 = "";

}

public void createFolderData(string rootPath2)

{

//The dataList array is to hold the following

//{0} = Index

//{1} = Folder root

//{2} = Folder name

//{3} = File root

//{4} = File name

//{5} = File extension

string[,,,,,] dataList = new string[0,0,0,0,0,0];

int arrayIndexCounter = 0;

string[] directoryArray = Directory.GetDirectories(rootPath2);

//Start loop to first folder in the folder array

for (int j = 0; j <= directoryArray.GetUpperBound(0); j++)

{

Debug.Print("createData.cs. Main folders from root: "+directoryArray[j]);

//Create an array filled with the filenames from the folder array

string[] fileNames = Directory.GetFiles(directoryArray[j], "*.*");

//Start to loop through the file names contained in the folder

for (int k = 0; k <= fileNames.GetUpperBound(0); k++)

{

Debug.Print(">>> createData.cs. Files in folders: " + fileNames[k]);

arrayIndexCounter++;

string arrayIndexCounterString = arrayIndexCounter.ToString();

Debug.Print("$$$$$ Current number: " + (arrayIndexCounter++));

//Gets the main root of the start folder

string folderRootPath = directoryArray[j];

//Gets the root path of file in the folder

string fileRootPath = fileNames[k];

//Gets the root folder of the file

string folderName = Path.GetFileName(Path.GetDirectoryName(fileRootPath));

//Gets the file name and full path

string fileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(fileNames[k]);

//Gets the file extension without the name

string fileExtension = Path.GetExtension(fileNames[k]);

dataList[0,1,2,3,4,5]={{arrayIndexCounterString},{folderRootPath},{folderName},{fileRootPath},{fileName},{fileExtension}};

}

Debug.Print("$$$$$ Final number: " + (arrayIndexCounter++));

}

3 Replies

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ramya bharath11y ago
Accepted answer
For your objective you could use treeview ir listview . Check this example for clarity http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/2672/My-Explorer-In-C
Gowtham Rajamanickam11y ago
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/2672/My-Explorer-In-C
Matt Dillane11y ago
Thanks, will give it a go :)