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Search for Files in Google Drive

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This example follows the same methodology for listing all files in Google Drive in pages, but applies a search filter. It shows how to apply a query parameter for filtering the file results. See the Google Drive Files list for more optional HTTP parameters.

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Java
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[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    success = true;

    // It requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
    // Google Drive scope.

    CkAuthGoogle gAuth = new CkAuthGoogle();
    gAuth.put_AccessToken("GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN");

    CkRest rest = new CkRest();

    // Connect using TLS.
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect);

    // Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
    rest.SetAuthGoogle(gAuth);

    // Get 5 results per page for testing.  (The default page size is 100, with a max of 1000.
    rest.AddQueryParam("pageSize","5");

    // Our search filter is to list all files containing ".jpg" (i.e. all JPG image files)
    rest.AddQueryParam("q","name contains '.jpg'");

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    int i;
    int numFiles;

    // Send the request for the 1st page.
    String jsonResponse = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET","/drive/v3/files");

    int pageNumber = 1;
    String pageToken;
    boolean bContinueLoop = rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() && (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() == 200);

    while (bContinueLoop == true) {

        System.out.println("---- Page " + pageNumber + " ----");

        // Iterate over each file in the response and show the name, id, and mimeType.
        json.Load(jsonResponse);

        numFiles = json.SizeOfArray("files");
        i = 0;
        while (i < numFiles) {
            json.put_I(i);
            System.out.println("name: " + json.stringOf("files[i].name"));
            System.out.println("id: " + json.stringOf("files[i].id"));
            System.out.println("mimeType: " + json.stringOf("files[i].mimeType"));
            System.out.println("-");
            i = i+1;
            }

        // Get the next page of files.
        // If the "nextPageToken" is present in the JSON response, then use it in the "pageToken" parameter
        // for the next request.   If no "nextPageToken" was present, then this was the last page of files.
        pageToken = json.stringOf("nextPageToken");
        bContinueLoop = false;
        boolean bHasMorePages = json.get_LastMethodSuccess();
        if (bHasMorePages == true) {
            rest.ClearAllQueryParams();
            rest.AddQueryParam("pageSize","5");
            rest.AddQueryParam("pageToken",pageToken);
            rest.AddQueryParam("q","name contains '.jpg'");

            jsonResponse = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET","/drive/v3/files");
            bContinueLoop = rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() && (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() == 200);
            pageNumber = pageNumber+1;
            }

        }

    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        System.out.println("response status code = " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());
        System.out.println("response status text = " + rest.responseStatusText());
        System.out.println("response header: " + rest.responseHeader());
        System.out.println("response JSON: " + jsonResponse);
        return;
        }
  }
}