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Shahaf L.
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10 years ago

How to filter a folder by File Format using SwiftyDropbox?

Hi :) I’m working on an app that deals with text files and I want to present a list of files in a folder, but only files with a specific format. For example, only .txt or .md files. Is it possibl...
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Greg-DB
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10 years ago

Yes, that's the basic idea. 

Note that you probably want a more strict version of that though, since your code would match ".txt" anywhere in the name, e.g., I think your code would have a false positive on something like "my.txts.html". 

Also, make sure to differentiate between files/folders/deleted entries.

 

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