Also there is no such directory "/System" (with a capital S), and it looks like this code may be using raw leaf names as top-level names it tries to find, which also wouldn't exit. That is, there is no "bin" dir, but there is a "/system/bin"
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 9:44 AM, David Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Maybe because your application has no permission to access the > corresponding file/directory? > > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Anirudh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I have a function to list the contents of a directory. For the >> contents of the directory "/System", both isDirectoy and isFile >> functions return a false value. How is this possible? Please clarify. >> >> The code snippet for reference: >> >> 1. public void populateContents(String dir) { >> 2. Log.v(TAG, "in populateContents, dir: " + dir); >> 3. File file = new File(dir); >> 4. if (file.isDirectory()) { >> 5. try { >> 6. Log.v(TAG, "in populateContents, mCurDir: " >> 7. + mCurDir.getCanonicalPath()); >> 8. } catch (IOException e) { >> 9. // TODO Auto-generated catch block >> 10. e.printStackTrace(); >> 11. } >> 12. String[] fileList = file.list(); >> 13. for (int ix = 0; ix < fileList.length; ix++) { >> 14. Log.v(TAG, "in populateContents, fileList[" + ix >> + "]: " >> 15. + fileList[ix]); >> 16. File nFile = new File(fileList[ix]); >> 17. String str = ""; >> 18. if (nFile.isDirectory()) { >> 19. Log.v(TAG, "in populateContents, fileList[" >> + ix + "]: " >> 20. + fileList[ix] + " is a >> directory"); >> 21. str = "[D->]"; >> 22. String[] insideDir = nFile.list(); >> 23. if (insideDir.length > 0) { >> 24. Log.v(TAG, "in populateContents, fileList >> [" + ix >> 25. + "]: " + fileList[ix] + " is a >> directory" >> 26. + " and is non-empty"); >> 27. str = "[D->(...)]"; >> 28. } >> 29. } else if (nFile.isFile()) { >> 30. Log.v(TAG, "in populateContents, fileList[" >> + ix + "]: " >> 31. + fileList[ix] + " is a file"); >> 32. } else { >> 33. Log.v(TAG, "in populateContents, fileList[" >> + ix + "]: " >> 34. + fileList[ix] >> 35. + " is neither a file nor a >> directory"); >> 36. } >> 37. } >> 38. } >> 39. } >> >> I am getting logs in logcat like this: >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[0]: bin >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[0]: bin is neither a >> file nor a directory >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[1]: build.prop >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[1]: build.prop is >> neither a file nor a directory >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[2]: etc >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[2]: etc is a directory >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[2]: etc is a directory >> and is non-empty >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[3]: app >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[3]: app is neither a >> file nor a directory >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[4]: usr >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[4]: usr is neither a >> file nor a directory >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[5]: fonts >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[5]: fonts is neither a >> file nor a directory >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[6]: media >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[6]: media is neither a >> file nor a directory >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[7]: sounds >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[7]: sounds is neither >> a file nor a directory >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[8]: lib >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[8]: lib is neither a >> file nor a directory >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[9]: xbin >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[9]: xbin is neither a >> file nor a directory >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[10]: framework >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[10]: framework is >> neither a file nor a directory >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[11]: lost+found >> V/->->FEX ( 350): in populateContents, fileList[11]: lost+found is >> neither a file nor a directory >> >> Regards, >> Anirudh >> >> >> > > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
