[NET-157] Get "hidden files" over ftp, using commons-vfs

• Type: Wish
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.0

Environment

jdk1.5.0_07 ; Linux

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Michael Labicki
• Created: 13/Apr/07 12:26
• Updated: 18/Feb/08 00:09
• Resolved: 18/Feb/08 00:09

Description

I was trying to show "hidden files" by using commons-vfs, but I found no solution to do this by the way.
So I have patched the FTPClient - Class in commons-net 2.0.
The Default-Constructor sets the "__listHiddenFiles" property to false. I change the property to true.

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"__listHiddenFiles = true;"

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The next necessary change I made, was in the "getListArguments" method:

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protected String getListArguments(String pathname) {
if (getListHiddenFiles() && pathname != null)

{ StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer().append("-a ").append(pathname); pathname = sb.toString(); }

else if (getListHiddenFiles())

{ pathname = "-a "; }

return pathname;
}

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Maybe you can integrate this patch in your next apache.commons.net version?