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Reputation: 3

Open local file Android

I have a file located on my virtual. and I try to do this: 

    File file = new File("invoice2.xml");
    if (file.exists()) {
    textview1.setText("file exists");
    }
    else{
    textview1.setText("file dosen't exist");
    }

This displays "file dosen't exist". I am using eclipse and according to the DDMS file explorer my "invoice2.xml" file is located in

data/data/invoicing.digital.namespace/files/invoice2.xml

What am I doing wrong? How can I get the "file exists" result? thank you

EDIT: this worked File file = new File(MyActivity.this.getFilesDir(), "invoice2.xml");

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3718

Answers (2)

Andrey Ermakov
Andrey Ermakov

Reputation: 3328

Looks like you're trying to read from the root folder. Try this approach:

File file = new File(mContext.getFilesDir() + "invoice2.xml");

Upvotes: 3

Dheeresh Singh
Dheeresh Singh

Reputation: 15701

if possible better to put that in raw or asset or file name should be like this System.getProperty("filesDir")+File.separator+YOUR_INTERNAL_FILE_NAME

Upvotes: 0

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