(Swift 2) Get FTP Directory Listing Information

Swift 2 example showing how to get information about files and subdirectories in the current remote FTP directory.

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func chilkatTest() {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    let ftp = CkoFtp2()

    ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
    ftp.Username = "login"
    ftp.Password = "password"

    // Connect and login to the FTP server.
    var success: Bool = ftp.Connect()
    if success != true {
        print("\(ftp.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    // The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
    // The default value is "*", which includes everything.
    print("\(ftp.ListPattern)")

    // To get file and sub-directory information, simply
    // loop from 0 to ftp.GetDirCount() - 1
    var i: Int
    var n: Int
    n = ftp.GetDirCount().intValue
    if n < 0 {
        print("\(ftp.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    if n > 0 {
        for i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++ {

            // Display the filename
            print("\(ftp.GetFilename(i))")

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            print("\(ftp.GetSize(i).intValue)")

            // Is this a sub-directory?
            if ftp.GetIsDirectory(i) == true {
                print(".. this is a sub-directory")
            }

            print("--")
        }

    }

    print("-----------------------------------")

    // Only files and directories
    // matching the ListPattern are returned.
    ftp.ListPattern = "*.asp"
    n = ftp.GetDirCount().intValue
    if n < 0 {
        print("\(ftp.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    if n > 0 {
        for i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++ {

            // Display the filename
            print("\(ftp.GetFilename(i))")

            // Display the file size (in bytes)
            print("\(ftp.GetSize(i).intValue)")

            print("--")
        }

    }

    success = ftp.Disconnect()

}