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오부경
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Is it possible to distinguish whether it is old or new with only the Revision ID?
hello.
Is it possible to distinguish whether it is old or new with only the Revision ID?
When a very complex task is performed in a short time, a lot of changes information using listfolder comes in at once, so I want to use RevisionID to distinguish whether it is previous or not.
In the Revision ID obtained from listfolder, I want to distinguish whether this RevisionID is old or new by comparing it to the RevisionID I already have.
Could this be possible?
I wonder if it is possible simply by String Compare or if I have to cut off a part of the ID and turn it into a number.
No, the "rev" value, e.g., as returned by /2/files/list_folder[/continue], is an opaque revision identifier. It can be used for a strict equality check with other rev values, but it's not meant to be modified, and shouldn't be used to attempt to determine if a rev is older or newer than another.
For information on how to monitor changes using the Dropbox API, please refer to the Detecting Changes Guide.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
No, the "rev" value, e.g., as returned by /2/files/list_folder[/continue], is an opaque revision identifier. It can be used for a strict equality check with other rev values, but it's not meant to be modified, and shouldn't be used to attempt to determine if a rev is older or newer than another.
For information on how to monitor changes using the Dropbox API, please refer to the Detecting Changes Guide.
- 오부경Explorer | Level 3
Thank you for your answer.
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