Ignore folders/files when Directory.GetFiles() is denied access

Question

I am trying to display a list of all files found in the selected directory (and optionally any subdirectories). The problem I am having is that when the GetFiles() method co

Answer 1

I prefer using c# framework functions, but the function i need will be included in .net framework 5.0, so i have to write it.

// search file in every subdirectory ignoring access errors
    static List list_files(string path)
    {
        List files = new List();

        // add the files in the current directory
        try
        {
            string[] entries = Directory.GetFiles(path);

            foreach (string entry in entries)
                files.Add(System.IO.Path.Combine(path,entry));
        }
        catch 
        { 
        // an exception in directory.getfiles is not recoverable: the directory is not accessible
        }

        // follow the subdirectories
        try
        {
            string[] entries = Directory.GetDirectories(path);

            foreach (string entry in entries)
            {
                string current_path = System.IO.Path.Combine(path, entry);
                List files_in_subdir = list_files(current_path);

                foreach (string current_file in files_in_subdir)
                    files.Add(current_file);
            }
        }
        catch
        {
            // an exception in directory.getdirectories is not recoverable: the directory is not accessible
        }

        return files;
    }