vb.net - VB Delete Files That Match List -

okay, i'm creating small , simple program manage files in given directory. program has multiple settings, removes files depending upon settings. have 2 hurdles no doubt easy more experienced coders... firstly, how create list containing file names? , how compare files sequentially in given directory list? ideally want code generate pre-decided list of file names multiple lists. example:

list1 -  filename1.png filename2.png  lst 2 -  filename3.png filename4.png 

here's code far...

dim path string = "c:\samplefolder\"      'check if files match file names in list if delete      each file in path         if filename = list1             'delete file         else             'do nothing file.         end if     next 

basically how go building list can compare file names can remove file if matches list?

the best way create list use list class. can use for each loop process each item in list. can use io.file.exists check if file exists , io.file.delete delete it.

dim list1 new list(of string) {"filename1.png", "filename2.png"}  each listfile string in list1     dim filepath string = io.path.combine("c:\samplefolder", listfile)     if io.file.exists(filepath) io.file.delete(filepath) next