Re: [Boost-users] How to set a search mask with wild card for directory_iterator ?

From: Silvio Reis Junior (sreisjr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-01 16:45:49

Hi Ovanes!
Thanks for the explanation. I'll try it.

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Ovanes Markarian <om_boost_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> Silvio,
>
> you have to implement it yourself. You could use a boost regular
> expression lib or xpressive lib, to match mask(s) with file names found. I
> would suggest to take a look at boost iterator lib. Using the regex to match
> the mask + wrapping the directory_iterator into filetered_iterator will do
> the job.
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Ovanes
>
> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Silvio Reis Junior <sreisjr_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi all!
> > I'm trying to learn how to use boost and for a first exercise I chose to
> > create a class to perform files enumeration.
> > The code below works fine but I didn't find a way to set a search mask
> > with wild card, example: *.jpeg or test???.*
> > How can I do it?
> >
> > //-------------------------------------------------------------------
> > VOID CFileSearch::InternalSearch( path RootDir, string Mask )
> > {
> >     directory_iterator EndDirItr;
> >     string OutPut;
> >     for ( directory_iterator DirItr( RootDir ); DirItr != EndDirItr;
> > ++DirItr )
> >     {
> >         if ( is_regular( DirItr->status() ) )
> >         {
> >              m_FileCount++;
> >              OutPut = "FILE: " + DirItr->path().string();
> >              _tprintf( _T( "%s\n" ), OutPut.c_str() );
> >         }
> >         else
> >         {
> >             InternalSearch( DirItr->path(), Mask );
> >         }
> >     }
> > }
> >
> > //-------------------------------------------------------------------
> > VOID CFileSearch::Search( string RootDir, string Mask )
> > {
> >     path TempRootDir = system_complete( path( RootDir, native ) );
> >     if ( exists( TempRootDir ) == true )
> >     {
> >         InternalSearch( TempRootDir, Mask );
> >         _tprintf( _T( "%d files found\n" ), m_FileCount );
> >     }
> > }
> >
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