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MateusP
Helpful | Level 6
9 years ago
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metadata.rev in API v2?

Better late than never, I'm trying to migrate my Android app to API v2.  Currently, when downloading a file from a user's linked Dropbox account, I first obtain the file revision...   @Override pro...
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    MateusP
    9 years ago

    OK so I worked it out and it's really simple -  you just cast to FileMetadata...

    FileMetadata metadata = (FileMetadata) mDbxClient.files().getMetadata(mPath+mFilename);
String dbxFileRev = metadata.getRev();

    If the file is not found, it'll throw a 'FileNotFoundException'

MateusP's avatar
MateusP
Helpful | Level 6
9 years ago

OK so I worked it out and it's really simple -  you just cast to FileMetadata...

FileMetadata metadata = (FileMetadata) mDbxClient.files().getMetadata(mPath+mFilename);
String dbxFileRev = metadata.getRev();

If the file is not found, it'll throw a 'FileNotFoundException'

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