Get Files Count¶
This operation returns the number of files and optionally directories located in the specified path. Additional options include:
- pattern filtering - counts files and directories which match the pattern.
- recursive counting - when enabled, counts all matching files and directories while recursively traversing the directory structure.
where:
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
path |
Path of a directory in the Backendless files storage starting with / |
pattern |
A pattern which the counted files and optionally directories (if the recursive parameter is set to true) must match. Backendless supports two formats for pattern: glob and regular expressions. You can specify the pattern matching format to use with a prefix as shown below:glob:profilepic*.png or regex:pic[0-9]\.png. If the prefix format is not specified, Backendless treats the pattern as glob. |
recursive |
If set to true, recursively count matching files in all subdirectories. |
countDirectories |
If set to true, count directories in addition to files. |
Example¶
Codeless Reference¶
where:
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
path |
A path identifying a directory where files and folders must be counted. The path must start with the root directory of the remote file storage. |
pattern |
A pattern which the counted files and optionally directories (if the recursive parameter is set to true) must match. Backendless supports two formats for pattern: glob and regular expressions. You can specify the pattern matching format to use with a prefix as shown below:glob:profilepic*.png or regex:pic[0-9]\.png. If the prefix format is not specified, Backendless treats the pattern as glob. |
recursive |
If set to true, recursively counts files in all subdirectories. |
count directories |
If set to true, counts directories in addition to files. |
Returns the number of files and/or directories in the specified path.
Consider the following files stored in the days directory:
The example below counts the number of files in the "days" directory.
The result of this operation will look as shown below after the Codeless logic runs:
