Find number of files with a specific extension, in

Question

Is there a way to find the number of files of a specific type without having to loop through all results inn a Directory.GetFiles() or similar method? I am looking for something like this:

int ComponentCount = MagicFindFileCount(@"c:\windows\system32", "*.dll");

I know that I can make a recursive function to call Directory.GetFiles , but it would be much cleaner if I could do this without all the iterating.

EDIT: If it is not possible to do this without recursing and iterating yourself, what would be the best way to do it?

Answer 1

The slickest method woud be to use linq:

var fileCount = (from file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(@"H:\iPod_Control\Music", "*.mp3", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
                    select file).Count();