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FindFiles

Returns files of the input directory.

Name	Type	Description
inStartDirectory	Directory	Input directory
inMask	String	Regular expression
inSubdirs	Bool	Read subdirectories
outFilePaths	File Array	File paths
outFileNames	String Array	File names
outFound	Bool

Examples

Description of usage of this filter can be found in examples and tutorial: Calibration with Chessboard (Advanced), Plate Measurement (Advanced).

Remarks

Working with Find Files

Start with defining a directory path in inStartDirectory port to choose where you want to look for files. To search files in subdirectories set inSubdirs to 'true'. Port inMask filters search results, you can use any expression like examples below:

Examples:

* - finds all files,
*.jpg - finds files only with extension .jpg,
Filename.* - finds files with name "Filename"

Errors

This filter can throw an exception to report error. Read how to deal with errors here: Error Handling

Error type	Description
DomainError	Given start directory is invalid in FindFiles.
IoError	Error opening start directory in FindFiles.

Complexity Level

This filter is available on Basic Complexity Level.