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varun m.1's avatar
varun m.1
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10 years ago

Dropbox API v2 listFolder sort files by creation time

Hi

 

I am using Java SDK of Dropbox API v2 in my Android app. I use listFolder() to list the contents of the folder. This folder only has files in it, no sub folders.

 

ListFolderResult result = mDbxClient.files().listFolder(somePath);

 I want 'result' to contain files ordered by:

1. Creation time on server

2. Name of file

 

How can I achieve this? Please help.

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7 Replies

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    10 years ago

    The API doesn't offer options for sorting/ordering the returned metadata, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request. 

     

    You can sort the entries in your application's own code of course after you receive them, but make sure you process them in the order returned first to make sure you get an accurate representation of the account, per the documentation.

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    4 years ago

    hb-dev No, unfortunately there's no news on this request.

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    4 years ago

    Rolana No, I don't have any news on this feature request.

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