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Alexandra Axt
Alexandra Axt

Reputation: 1346

LibGDX: Why is Gdx.files.internal() working and Gdx.files.local() not?

HI I am trying to run a LibGDX application on Android and I try to load a JSON File where I need read/write access.

That file is in the assets folder.

When I try to load it with Gdx.files.local("file.json"), it says that it cannot be found (it works with Gdx.files.internal(), however then it is read-only).

Actually, that worked well in another project, and, somehow, now it does not.

I searched for an answer and I cannot find anything, do you have an idea how to solve that problem?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1246

Answers (1)

Robert P
Robert P

Reputation: 9823

According to the documentation of Libgdx FileHandle types, the Local and Internal FileHandles use a different path under the hood:
- The Internal FileHandle is relative to the assets directory on Android and has a fall back to the ClassPath FileHandle. It is always read-only!
- The Local FileHandle is relative to the internal (private) App-Storage on Android. You can use this FileHandle to read and write.

So basicly it is not possible to write to a file in the internal stoarage, use the local storage instead.
As you want to "ship" this file with your application, you might want to copy it from internal to local storage when the app is started for the first time, so that the application has read and write access to it.

Upvotes: 1

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