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varun m.1
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9 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 = ...
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Greg-DB
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9 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.

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ManigandanV
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

Any update on this?

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    Greg-DB
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    6 years ago

    ManigandanV No, I don't have an update on this feature request.

    • hb-dev's avatar
      hb-dev
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      4 years ago

      Is there an update on this?

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        Greg-DB
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        4 years ago

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

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