Dropbox API Support & Feedback
Find help with the Dropbox API from other developers.
I'm transitioning to v2 on Android. I use the modified date and time to know when is a good time to backup again.
In the migration documentation it says:
Date formats
When I use:
SearchResult searchResult = dbxClientV2.files().search("", KEY_WEEKLY_FILE_NAME);
FileMetadata fileMeta = (FileMetadata) searchResult.getMatches().get(0).getMetadata();
fileMeta.getServerModified().toString()I'm getting the following format:
Wed Apr 26 17:13:03 EDT 2017
I can format this with relative ease, but I'm expecting the ISO 8601 format and I'm concerned it will change at some point without warning, or perhaps I'm doing something wrong?
The documentation you quoted is referring to the format sent by the API in the HTTP response itself. That format is stable.
When using the Java SDK, the responses are translated into native objects for you. For example, FileMetadata.getServerModified returns a Java Date object. The Java Date.toString method by default does give a date string of the format "dow mon dd hh:mm:ss zzz yyyy". The stability of that format is up to the stability of Java. You can alteratively format it however you want, e.g., using DateFormat.
The documentation you quoted is referring to the format sent by the API in the HTTP response itself. That format is stable.
When using the Java SDK, the responses are translated into native objects for you. For example, FileMetadata.getServerModified returns a Java Date object. The Java Date.toString method by default does give a date string of the format "dow mon dd hh:mm:ss zzz yyyy". The stability of that format is up to the stability of Java. You can alteratively format it however you want, e.g., using DateFormat.
Hi there!
If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for a ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.
For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.
If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!