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Question-er XDD
Question-er XDD

Reputation: 767

Differences between different getdir() function in android

What are the difference between these kinds of getdir() functions? I search through Internet, but seems all of them have same function. Then what are the use of them?

getExternalFilesDir()
getExternalFilesDirs()
getExternalCacheDir()
getExternalCacheDirs()
getExternalStorageDirectory()
getExternalStoragePublicDirectory()
getFilesDir()

Upvotes: 0

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Answers (1)

droidev
droidev

Reputation: 7380

getExternalFilesDir(String type)

Returns the absolute path to the directory on the primary shared/external storage device where the application can place persistent files it owns.

getExternalFilesDirs()

Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all shared/external storage devices where the application can place persistent files it owns.

getExternalCacheDir()

Returns absolute path to application-specific directory on the primary shared/external storage device where the application can place cache files it owns.

getExternalCacheDirs()

Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all shared/external storage devices where the application can place cache files it owns.

getExternalStorageDirectory()

Return the primary shared/external storage directory.

getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(String type)

Get a top-level shared/external storage directory for placing files of a particular type.

getFilesDir()

Returns the absolute path to the directory on the filesystem where files created with openFileOutput(String, int) are stored.

these documentations will help you

Upvotes: 1

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