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VyacheslavB's avatar
VyacheslavB
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago
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How to display folders in the file list Dropbox API (Swift 5)

I get a list of the user's files and then filter it to show only the music files. But I also want to see subfolders. How should I set up my filter for this? Could you help me. My function where I ge...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    5 years ago

    To check if a particular entry is a file or a folder, you can check the type of the entry, such as by switching on it as shown in this example.

codex174's avatar
codex174
Helpful | Level 6
4 months ago

You’re right, to open subfolders you just need to use the folder path that comes in the API response, look for pathLower or pathDisplay in the file list and pass that into your next request. By the way, if your app screen goes blank or doesn’t show folders correctly, you can check your screen to see if it’s a display problem.

ethancarter199825's avatar
ethancarter199825
Explorer | Level 4
4 months ago

Thanks, that worked perfectly! My app is showing the folders now.

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