get_number_of_files()

`get_number_of_files()`#

The function get_number_of_files() counts the number of files in a directory tree that match a given pattern and options.

C

Prototype

int get_number_of_files(
    hgobj gobj,
    const char *root_dir,
    const char *pattern,
    wd_option opt
);

Parameters

Key	Type	Description
`gobj`	`hgobj`	A handle to the gobj (generic object) system, used for logging and error handling.
`root_dir`	`const char *`	The root directory where the search begins.
`pattern`	`const char *`	A regular expression pattern to match filenames.
`opt`	`wd_option`	Options that control the search behavior, such as recursion and file type filtering.

Return Value

Returns the number of matching files found in the directory tree. Returns -1 on error.

Notes

This function internally uses walk_dir_tree() to traverse the directory tree and count matching files.

JS

Prototype

// Not applicable in JS

Python

Prototype

# Not applicable in Python