List assets in a subdirectory using AssetManager.list

Question

My application has an assets directory in which I\'ve dumped a bunch of text files I need to load at runtime.

I have a directory full of assets of a particular type

Answer 1

I'm not sure why it works this way, but when I list "/", I get root level stuff, not things from my "assets" directory. I actually found no way to properly list my assets folder in the short time I spent trying.

The workaround I'm using is to create a "subdir" directory inside of my "assets" directory. I put all the assets that I want to access in this "subdir", and do:

String[] assetsIWant = assetMgr.list("subdir");

I don't know why "/" lists the "assets" directory itself as one of it's files, yet you don't have to specify the "assets" directory when giving list a path. Maybe someone else knows, but I hope this tip will help you out anyway.