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FJBDev
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5 years ago

Listing folder and specify a depth level of recursivity

Is it possible to specify a depth level of recursivity when reading a folder as below ?   ListFolderResult folderResult = client.files().listFolderBuilder(target)  .withRecursive(true)  .start...
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Greg-DB
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5 years ago

No, unfortunately the API doesn't offer the ability to set a specific depth of entries to return, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though. 

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    FJBDev
    Helpful | Level 5
    5 years ago

    Thank your for your quick and precise answer.

     

    Frederic

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    FJBDev
    Helpful | Level 5
    5 years ago

    Any news if the feature request you passed along has been evaluated and considered yet ?

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      Greg-DB
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      5 years ago

      No, unfortunately I don't have an update on this feature request.

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