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    <title>topic Re: How to get FileMetaData object representing metadata of a file in Dropbox, using Java SDK? in Dropbox API Support &amp; Feedback</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-get-FileMetaData-object-representing-metadata-of-a-file/m-p/761150#M33251</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Check out &lt;A href="https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-java/blob/91fe56526c571eb36ffc926e68ef8ef023b2d6b5/examples/examples/src/main/java/com/dropbox/core/examples/longpoll/LongpollExample.java#L157" target="_blank"&gt;the sample here&lt;/A&gt; for an example of how to check for and work with the different metadata types in the Java SDK.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 21:17:33 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Greg-DB</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2024-04-01T21:17:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>How to get FileMetaData object representing metadata of a file in Dropbox, using Java SDK?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-get-FileMetaData-object-representing-metadata-of-a-file/m-p/761147#M33250</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;In this &lt;A href="https://developers.dropbox.com/dbx-file-access-guide" target="_self"&gt;guide&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;of Dropbox it is nicely explained how to deal with files and folders in Dropbox using their API. But on reaching the endpoint to fetch files and folders in a location using Java SDK instead of list of FileMetaData objects we get MetaData objects which has much less fields for files/folders compare to FileMetaData. Is there a way to get FileMetaData objects instead of MetaData ones directly via API call, using the Java SDK?&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;PRE&gt;DbxRequestConfig config = DbxRequestConfig.&lt;SPAN&gt;newBuilder&lt;/SPAN&gt;(&lt;SPAN&gt;"dropboxClient"&lt;/SPAN&gt;).build()&lt;SPAN&gt;;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;DbxClientV2 dbxClient = &lt;SPAN&gt;new &lt;/SPAN&gt;DbxClientV2(config&lt;SPAN&gt;, "&amp;lt;access_token&amp;gt;"&lt;/SPAN&gt;)&lt;SPAN&gt;;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;ListFolderResult result = dbxClient.files().listFolderContinue("&amp;lt;last_cursor&amp;gt;")&lt;SPAN&gt;;&lt;BR /&gt;List&amp;lt;MetaData&amp;gt; listMetaData = result.getEntries(); // Is there a way I can get list of FileMetaData objects instead of MetaData.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 21:38:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>user44</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-04-01T21:38:01Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to get FileMetaData object representing metadata of a file in Dropbox, using Java SDK?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-get-FileMetaData-object-representing-metadata-of-a-file/m-p/761150#M33251</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Check out &lt;A href="https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-java/blob/91fe56526c571eb36ffc926e68ef8ef023b2d6b5/examples/examples/src/main/java/com/dropbox/core/examples/longpoll/LongpollExample.java#L157" target="_blank"&gt;the sample here&lt;/A&gt; for an example of how to check for and work with the different metadata types in the Java SDK.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 21:17:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-get-FileMetaData-object-representing-metadata-of-a-file/m-p/761150#M33251</guid>
      <dc:creator>Greg-DB</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-04-01T21:17:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to get FileMetaData object representing metadata of a file in Dropbox, using Java SDK?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-get-FileMetaData-object-representing-metadata-of-a-file/m-p/761152#M33252</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1525276"&gt;@user44&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;P&gt;... Is there a way to get FileMetaData objects instead of MetaData ones directly via API call, using the Java SDK?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1525276"&gt;@user44&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The &lt;A title="Metadata for a file or folder." href="https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-java/api-docs/v5.4.3/com/dropbox/core/v2/files/Metadata.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Metadata&lt;/A&gt; class is just a basic class that multiple other classes derive from. This class is the common things between &lt;A href="https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-java/api-docs/v5.4.3/com/dropbox/core/v2/files/FileMetadata.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;FilesMetadata&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A href="https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-java/api-docs/v5.4.3/com/dropbox/core/v2/files/FolderMetadata.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;FolderMetadata&lt;/A&gt;, and &lt;A href="https://dropbox.github.io/dropbox-sdk-java/api-docs/v5.4.3/com/dropbox/core/v2/files/DeletedMetadata.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;DeletedMetadata&lt;/A&gt;. You never receive Metadata class instance in fact! All the time when you use that interface, it points to an instance of the classes already mentioned. Just a simple check will show you what it actually is. Take a look &lt;A href="https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-java/blob/main/examples/examples/src/main/java/com/dropbox/core/examples/web_file_browser/DropboxBrowse.java#L228" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;here&lt;/A&gt; for example.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hope this helps.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 21:23:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-get-FileMetaData-object-representing-metadata-of-a-file/m-p/761152#M33252</guid>
      <dc:creator>Здравко</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-04-01T21:23:20Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to get FileMetaData object representing metadata of a file in Dropbox, using Java SDK?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-get-FileMetaData-object-representing-metadata-of-a-file/m-p/761567#M33270</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:24:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-get-FileMetaData-object-representing-metadata-of-a-file/m-p/761567#M33270</guid>
      <dc:creator>user44</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-04-03T17:24:53Z</dc:date>
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