CListBox::Dir

int Dir( UINT attr, LPCTSTR lpszWildCard );

Return Value

The zero-based index of the last filename added to the list. The return value is LB_ERR if an error occurs; the return value is LB_ERRSPACE if insufficient space is available to store the new strings.

Parameters

attr

Can be any combination of the enum values described in CFile::GetStatus, or any combination of the following values:

Value Meaning
0x0000 File can be read from or written to.
0x0001 File can be read from but not written to.
0x0002 File is hidden and does not appear in a directory listing.
0x0004 File is a system file.
0x0010 The name specified by lpszWildCard specifies a directory.
0x0020 File has been archived.
0x4000 Include all drives that match the name specified by lpszWildCard.
0x8000 Exclusive flag. If the exclusive flag is set, only files of the specified type are listed. Otherwise, files of the specified type are listed in addition to “normal” files.

lpszWildCard

Points to a file-specification string. The string can contain wildcards (for example, *.*).

Remarks

Adds a list of filenames and/or drives to a list box.

Example

// The pointer to my list box.
extern CListBox* pmyListBox;

// Add all the files and directories in the windows directory.
TCHAR lpszWinPath[MAX_PATH], lpszOldPath[MAX_PATH];
::GetWindowsDirectory(lpszWinPath, MAX_PATH);

::GetCurrentDirectory(MAX_PATH, lpszOldPath);
::SetCurrentDirectory(lpszWinPath);

pmyListBox->ResetContent();
pmyListBox->Dir(DDL_READWRITE|DDL_DIRECTORY, _T("*.*"));

::SetCurrentDirectory(lpszOldPath);

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See Also   CWnd::DlgDirList, LB_DIR, CFile::GetStatus