Get a Remote FTP File's Size by Name as a String

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetSizeStrByName method, which returns the size in bytes of a named file in the current remote directory as a decimal string. The only argument is the filename.

// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetSizeStrByName method, which returns the size in bytes of a named file
    //  in the current remote directory as a decimal string.  The only argument is the filename.

    CkFtp2 ftp = new CkFtp2();

    ftp.put_Hostname("ftp.example.com");
    ftp.put_Username("myFtpLogin");

    //  Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
    //  from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
    ftp.put_Password("myPassword");

    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("public_html");
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  The string form avoids integer-size limits, so it is safe for files of any size.
    String fileSize = ftp.getSizeStrByName("bigfile.zip");
    if (ftp.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "bigfile.zip is " + fileSize + " bytes");

    success = ftp.Disconnect();
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }


  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}