Java Box: Get Folder Items

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Gets all of the files, folders, or web links contained within a folder.

Documentation: https://developer.box.com/reference#get-a-folders-items

CURL Command

curl https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/BOX_FOLDER_ID/items?limit=2&offset=0 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN"

Java Example

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    CkRest rest = new CkRest();
    boolean success;

    //  URL: https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/BOX_FOLDER_ID/items?limit=2&offset=0
    boolean bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("api.box.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println("ConnectFailReason: " + rest.get_ConnectFailReason());
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN");

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/2.0/folders/BOX_FOLDER_ID/items?limit=2&offset=0",sbResponseBody);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkJsonObject jsonResponse = new CkJsonObject();
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

    int total_count;
    int offset;
    int limit;
    int i;
    int count_i;
    String type;
    String id;
    String file_versionType;
    String file_versionId;
    String file_versionSha1;
    String sequence_id;
    String etag;
    String sha1;
    String name;
    String by;
    String direction;

    total_count = jsonResponse.IntOf("total_count");
    offset = jsonResponse.IntOf("offset");
    limit = jsonResponse.IntOf("limit");
    i = 0;
    count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("entries");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jsonResponse.put_I(i);
        type = jsonResponse.stringOf("entries[i].type");
        id = jsonResponse.stringOf("entries[i].id");
        file_versionType = jsonResponse.stringOf("entries[i].file_version.type");
        file_versionId = jsonResponse.stringOf("entries[i].file_version.id");
        file_versionSha1 = jsonResponse.stringOf("entries[i].file_version.sha1");
        sequence_id = jsonResponse.stringOf("entries[i].sequence_id");
        etag = jsonResponse.stringOf("entries[i].etag");
        sha1 = jsonResponse.stringOf("entries[i].sha1");
        name = jsonResponse.stringOf("entries[i].name");
        i = i+1;
        }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("order");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jsonResponse.put_I(i);
        by = jsonResponse.stringOf("order[i].by");
        direction = jsonResponse.stringOf("order[i].direction");
        i = i+1;
        }
  }
}

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "total_count": 2,
  "entries": [
    {
      "type": "file",
      "id": "246181882790",
      "file_version": {
        "type": "file_version",
        "id": "259636211878",
        "sha1": "c9d2492fb97f88a9b4d1e35f32a3410e95853f18"
      },
      "sequence_id": "0",
      "etag": "0",
      "sha1": "c9d2492fb97f88a9b4d1e35f32a3410e95853f18",
      "name": "hedgehogs.jpg"
    },
    {
      "type": "file",
      "id": "246167973161",
      "file_version": {
        "type": "file_version",
        "id": "259621592361",
        "sha1": "df7be9dc4f467187783aca68c7ce98e4df2172d0"
      },
      "sequence_id": "0",
      "etag": "0",
      "sha1": "df7be9dc4f467187783aca68c7ce98e4df2172d0",
      "name": "penguins.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "offset": 0,
  "limit": 2,
  "order": [
    {
      "by": "type",
      "direction": "ASC"
    },
    {
      "by": "name",
      "direction": "ASC"
    }
  ]
}