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VyacheslavB
5 years agoHelpful | Level 5
How to display folders in the file list Dropbox API (Swift 5)
I get a list of the user's files and then filter it to show only the music files. But I also want to see subfolders. How should I set up my filter for this? Could you help me. My function where I ge...
- 5 years ago
To check if a particular entry is a file or a folder, you can check the type of the entry, such as by switching on it as shown in this example.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
To check if a particular entry is a file or a folder, you can check the type of the entry, such as by switching on it as shown in this example.
VyacheslavB
5 years agoHelpful | Level 5
When I try to use code from example, I get a warning: Cast from 'Files.ListFolderResult' to unrelated type 'Files.FileMetadata' always fails.
Maybe there is another option or a better example? Or am I doing something wrong?
- Greg-DB5 years agoDropbox Staff
You're trying to cast the ListFolderResult itself, which isn't a type of Metadata. You should instead be casting each Metadata object in the ListFolderResult.entries array.
- VyacheslavB5 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Thanks, it really helped me!
- roggerCorrea3 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I get this error, does anybody knows what to do?
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