FileSearch

topic	languages	products
sample	csharp cpp cppcx cppwinrt	windows windows-uwp

File search sample

Shows how to query files in a location (like a folder, library, device, or network location). Uses the Windows.Storage.Search API.

Note: This sample is part of a large collection of UWP feature samples. If you are unfamiliar with Git and GitHub, you can download the entire collection as a ZIP file, but be sure to unzip everything to access shared dependencies. For more info on working with the ZIP file, the samples collection, and GitHub, see Get the UWP samples from GitHub. For more samples, see the Samples portal on the Windows Dev Center.

Important APIs in this sample include:

• QueryOptions class
• StorageFileQueryResult class
• StorageFolder.CreateFileQueryWithOptions method

For a walkthrough, see Quickstart: Accessing files programmatically.

Note The Windows universal samples require Visual Studio 2017 to build and Windows 10 to execute.

To obtain information about Windows 10 development, go to the Windows Dev Center

To obtain information about Microsoft Visual Studio and the tools for developing Windows apps, go to Visual Studio

Related topics

Reference

Windows.Storage namespace
Windows.Storage.Search namespace

Related samples

• File access sample
• Folder enumeration sample
• FileSearch sample for JavaScript (archived)

System requirements

• Windows 10 build 10586 or higher

Build the sample

1. If you download the samples ZIP, be sure to unzip the entire archive, not just the folder with the sample you want to build.
2. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
3. Starting in the folder where you unzipped the samples, go to the Samples subfolder, then the subfolder for this specific sample, then the subfolder for your preferred language (C++, C#, or JavaScript). Double-click the Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
4. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.

Run the sample

The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.

Deploying the sample

• Select Build > Deploy Solution.

Deploying and running the sample

• To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select Debug > Start Debugging. To run the sample without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or select Debug > Start Without Debugging.