Retrieving the list of items in a directory all at once

NSURL *url = <#A URL for a directory#>;
NSError *error = nil;
NSArray *properties = [NSArray arrayWithObjects: NSURLLocalizedNameKey,
                          NSURLCreationDateKey, NSURLLocalizedTypeDescriptionKey,
nil];
NSArray *array = [[NSFileManager defaultManager]
                   contentsOfDirectoryAtURL:url
                   includingPropertiesForKeys:properties
                   options:(NSDirectoryEnumerationSkipsHiddenFiles)
                   error:&error];
if (array == nil) {
    // Handle the error
}