List of files in assets folder and its subfolders

Question

private boolean listAssetFiles(String path) {

    String [] list;
    try {
        list = getAssets().list(path);
        if (list.length > 0) {
            // This is a folder
            for (String file : list) {
                if (!listAssetFiles(path + "/" + file))
                    return false;
                else {
                    // This is a file
                    // TODO: add file name to an array list
                }
            }
        } 
    } catch (IOException e) {
        return false;
    }

    return true; 
} 

Call the listAssetFiles with the root folder name of your asset folder.

    listAssetFiles("root_folder_name_in_assets");

If the root folder is the asset folder then call it with

    listAssetFiles("");    

try this it will work in your case

f = getAssets().list("");
for(String f1 : f){
    Log.v("names",f1);
}

The above snippet will show the contents of the asset root.

For example... if below is the asset structure..

assets
 |__Dir1
 |__Dir2
 |__File1

Snippet's output will be .... Dir1 Dir2 File1

If you need the contents of the Directory Dir1

Pass the name of Directory in the list function.

  f = getAssets().list("Dir1");

Hope This Help:

following code will copy all the folder and it's content and content of sub folder to sdcard location:

 private void getAssetAppFolder(String dir) throws Exception{

    {
        File f = new File(sdcardLocation + "/" + dir);
        if (!f.exists() || !f.isDirectory())
            f.mkdirs();
    }
     AssetManager am=getAssets();

     String [] aplist=am.list(dir);

     for(String strf:aplist){
        try{
             InputStream is=am.open(dir+"/"+strf);
             copyToDisk(dir,strf,is);
         }catch(Exception ex){


            getAssetAppFolder(dir+"/"+strf);
         }
     }



 }


 public void copyToDisk(String dir,String name,InputStream is) throws IOException{
     int size;
        byte[] buffer = new byte[2048];

        FileOutputStream fout = new FileOutputStream(sdcardLocation +"/"+dir+"/" +name);
        BufferedOutputStream bufferOut = new BufferedOutputStream(fout, buffer.length);

        while ((size = is.read(buffer, 0, buffer.length)) != -1) {
            bufferOut.write(buffer, 0, size);
        }
        bufferOut.flush();
        bufferOut.close();
        is.close();
        fout.close();
 }

Here is a solution to my problem that I found out working 100% listing all directories and files even sub-directories and files in subdirectories.

Note: In my case

1. Filenames had a . in them. i.e. .htm .txt etc

2. Directorynames did not have any . in them.

   listAssetFiles2(path); // <<-- Call function where required
   
   
   //function to list files and directories
   public void listAssetFiles2 (String path){
   String [] list;
   
   try {
       list = getAssets().list(path);
       if(list.length > 0){
           for(String file : list){
               System.out.println("File path = "+file);
   
               if(file.indexOf(".") < 0) { // <<-- check if filename has a . then it is a file - hopefully directory names dont have . 
                   System.out.println("This is a folder = "+path+"/"+file);
                   listAssetFiles2(file); // <<-- To get subdirectory files and directories list and check 
               }else{
                   System.out.println("This is a file = "+path+"/"+file);
               }
           }
   
       }else{
           System.out.println("Failed Path = "+path);
           System.out.println("Check path again.");
       }
   }catch(IOException e){
       e.printStackTrace();
   }
   }//now completed
   

Thanks

Based on the @Kammaar answer. This kotlin code scans the file tree for the leafs:

private fun listAssetFiles(path: String, context: Context): List<String> {
    val result = ArrayList<String>()
    context.assets.list(path).forEach { file ->
        val innerFiles = listAssetFiles("$path/$file", context)
        if (!innerFiles.isEmpty()) {
            result.addAll(innerFiles)
        } else {
            // it can be an empty folder or file you don't like, you can check it here
            result.add("$path/$file")
        }
    }
    return result
}