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FindFiles

This function was added in DSL 10

Description​

Searches for files matching the given name, which may include wildcard characters such as * or ?. This function returns an iterator, intended for use in a for loop. Each iteration yields a table representing a found file, with two fields: "name" and "directory".

function FindFiles(name) --[[ ... ]] end

Parameters​

name: string - Specifies the search pattern. This can be a directory path, a file name, or a wildcard (*, ?).

Return Values​

iterator: function

Example​

Gets all folders and files in the relative path:

for Found in FindFiles('*') do --> * is one of wildcard character
  print(Found.name) --> see the results on the DSL console
end

Gets all Lua files in the relative path:

for Found in FindFiles('*.lua') do
  if not Found.directory then
    print(Found.name)
  end
end