topic Re: Loop through sub-folders in Alfresco Forum

Loop through sub-folders

patrickvanhoof — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:33:45 GMT

Hi,

I want to loop through sub-folders of a certain folder via javascript. My code looks like this:

function processNodes(myNodes) {
	for (i = 0; i < myNodes.length; i++) {
		doSomething(myNodes[i]);
		if (recursive) 
		{
			childNodes = myNodes[i].childFileFolders(false, true);				
			if (childNodes.length) {
				processNodes(childNodes);
			}
		}
	}
}

var referenceType = "node"; 
var reference = ["workspace", "SpacesStore", "e2686b75-7ebf-45a3-8364-7613001c6e14"];
foundNode = search.findNode(referenceType, reference);
nodes = foundNode.childFileFolders(false, true);
processNodes(nodes);

The nodes = foundNode.childFileFolders(false, true); returns two folders. But the function processNodes only handles the first one. I would expect that it also handles the second one because recursive = true. But it does not. What am I doding wrong?

Thanks,

Patrick

Re: Loop through sub-folders

EddieMay — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:37:10 GMT

Hi @patrickvanhoof ,

Have you thought of using a query instead => https://hub.alfresco.com/t5/alfresco-content-services-forum/list-all-folder-subfolders-files-via-webscript/td-p/160033

This might be more efficient than walking a heavily populated tree?

HTH

Re: Loop through sub-folders

patrickvanhoof — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:43:26 GMT

Hi,

nodes = search.query({
	language: 'fts-alfresco',
	query: 'ANCESTOR:"workspace://SpacesStore/e2686b75-7ebf-45a3-8364-7613001c6e14"',
	maxItems: 2000
});

This indeed works much better/faster.

Thanks.

Patrick

Re: Loop through sub-folders

EddieMay — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:19:14 GMT

Hi @patrickvanhoof,

Thanks for reporting back - and for the code snippet. Will help other people in the same situation.

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