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Getting Parent Directory of Current Folder
I am trying to retrieve the parent folder of the current folder I am in to make it easier to trace permissions amongst folders. I currently am able to list every user's folder, permissions, etc., bu...
Yes, there are a few options here, depending on exactly what you're looking for. I've illustrated and commented on them in code:
// get the name of the parent shared folder, if any // note that the parent shared folder is not necessarily the immediate parent folder of the item if (item.ParentSharedFolderId != null) { Console.WriteLine("item ParentSharedFolderId: " + item.ParentSharedFolderId); var parentSharedFolderMetadata = await userClient.Sharing.GetFolderMetadataAsync(item.ParentSharedFolderId); Console.WriteLine("item ParentSharedFolder Name: " + parentSharedFolderMetadata.Name); } // get the parent folder name by taking the next to last path component if (item.PathLower != null) { var pathComponents = item.PathLower.Split('/'); Console.WriteLine("item parent component: " + pathComponents.ElementAtOrDefault(pathComponents.Count() - 2)); // more ideally, you would pass the path string into some path library to do the parsing for you. } // get the parent folder name from the metadata // this was recently added to the API, but isn't available in the .NET SDK yet. it should be included with the next release of the SDK //if (item.ParentSharedFolderId != null) //{ // Console.WriteLine(item.ParentFolderName); //}Hope this helps!
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffYes, there are a few options here, depending on exactly what you're looking for. I've illustrated and commented on them in code:
// get the name of the parent shared folder, if any
// note that the parent shared folder is not necessarily the immediate parent folder of the item
if (item.ParentSharedFolderId != null) {
Console.WriteLine("item ParentSharedFolderId: " + item.ParentSharedFolderId);
var parentSharedFolderMetadata = await userClient.Sharing.GetFolderMetadataAsync(item.ParentSharedFolderId);
Console.WriteLine("item ParentSharedFolder Name: " + parentSharedFolderMetadata.Name);
}
// get the parent folder name by taking the next to last path component
if (item.PathLower != null) {
var pathComponents = item.PathLower.Split('/');
Console.WriteLine("item parent component: " + pathComponents.ElementAtOrDefault(pathComponents.Count() - 2));
// more ideally, you would pass the path string into some path library to do the parsing for you.
}
// get the parent folder name from the metadata
// this was recently added to the API, but isn't available in the .NET SDK yet. it should be included with the next release of the SDK
//if (item.ParentSharedFolderId != null)
//{
// Console.WriteLine(item.ParentFolderName);
//}
Hope this helps!
Greg-DB Thank you for the quick reply and useful information. I ran the code, but got the following error:
"Exception User-Unhandled: Dropbox.Api.ApiException`1: 'not_a_member/..'
on this line of your code:
var parentSharedFolderMetadata = await userClient.Sharing.GetFolderMetadataAsync(item.ParentSharedFolderId);
Is there anyway to avoid this exception from occurring? Or does this have to do with how the folders are setup in my company's Dropbox?
EDIT: The error is being caused by some folders who don't have parent directories, so I added a try/catch statement to catch this exception. It seems to catch all other parent folders and works correctly, thanks for the help.
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