Android: How to detect a directory in the assets folder?

Question

I\'m retrieving files like this

String[] files = assetFiles.list(\"EngagiaDroid\"); 

How can we know whether it is a file or is a director

Answer 1

Another way relying on exceptions:

private void checkAssets(String path, AssetManager assetManager) {
    String TAG = "CheckAssets";
    String[] fileList;
    String text = "";
    if (assetManager != null) {
        try {
            fileList = assetManager.list(path);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            Log.e(TAG, "Invalid directory path " + path);
            return;
        }
    } else {
        fileList = new File(path).list();
    }

    if (fileList != null && fileList.length > 0) {
        for (String pathInFolder : fileList) {
            File absolutePath = new File(path, pathInFolder);

            boolean isDirectory = true;
            try {
                if (assetManager.open(absolutePath.getPath()) != null) {
                    isDirectory = false;
                }
            } catch (IOException ioe) {
                isDirectory = true;
            }

            text = absolutePath.getAbsolutePath() + (isDirectory ? " is Dir" : " is File");
            Log.d(TAG, text);
            if (isDirectory) {
                checkAssets(absolutePath.getPath(), assetManager);
            }
        }
    } else {
        Log.e(TAG, "Invalid directory path " + path);
    }
}

and then just call checkAssets("someFolder", getAssets()); or checkAssets("", getAssets()); if you want to check the root assets folder. But be aware that the root assets folder contains also other directories/files (Eg. webkit, images, etc.)