Files - NKS0011

Use Listing.GetFileSystemEntries()

This analyzer provides the following strings:

Context	String
Error List	Caller uses Directory.GetFileSystemEntries instead of Listing.GetFileSystemEntries()
Suggestion Box	Use Listing.GetFileSystemEntries() instead of Directory.GetFileSystemEntries
Description	Alternatively, Listing.GetFileSystemEntries() returns a list of paths to files or folders with better support for patterns. You can also use GetFilesystemEntriesRegex() for regular expression support.

Extended Description

This code analyzer detects the usage of GetFileSystemEntries from the standard Directory class found in the System.IO namespace.

The GetFileSystemEntries() from the Directory class gives you a randomly-sorted list of files and directories, which may not be convenient for TUI applications, such as the interactive TUI.

CreateList() takes care of that by sorting directories and files in an alphabetical order by putting the directories first before the files. This way, this listing can then be used for interactive applications.

Analysis Comparison

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Before the fix

Somewhere in your mod code...

public static void MyFunction()
{
    string[] files = Directory.GetFileSystemEntries(PathsManagement.AppDataPath);
}

After the fix

Somewhere in your mod code...

public static void MyFunction()
{
    string[] files = Listing.GetFileSystemEntries(PathsManagement.AppDataPath);
}

Suppression

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Recommendation

We recommend that every caller which use this function use the recommended abovementioned method.