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Freshchris
Freshchris

Reputation: 1251

Get path to pictures directory

I try to save an Image (Bitmap/byte[]) with my Xamarin.Android app

I used

private string getPathToFile(string fileName)
{
    File dir = new File(Environment.GetExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DirectoryPictures), "imgen");
    if (dir.Exists())
    {
        dir.Mkdirs();
    }

    File image = new File(dir, fileName);
    return image.Path;
}

So the returned path looks something like this:

"/storage/emulated/0/Pictures/imgen/new.png"

But this path does not exist on the emulator as I checked with the Android Device Monitor.

I read that this folder is some kind of link to a mnt/shell/emulated/... folder, which actually exists on the emulator.

But how can I retrieve this real path in my Application?

Upvotes: 8

Views: 26005

Answers (2)

Aboobakkar P S
Aboobakkar P S

Reputation: 806

Please use following code...

private void CreateDirectoryForPictures()
    {
        App._dir = new File(
            Environment.GetExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
                Environment.DirectoryPictures), "imgen");
        if (!App._dir.Exists())
        {
            App._dir.Mkdirs();
        }
    }

And this CreateDirectoryForPictures() function call. Then Created folder imgen.

Upvotes: 1

FetFrumos
FetFrumos

Reputation: 5944

I use this code for devices:

path = Android.OS.Environment.GetExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
  Android.OS.Environment.DirectoryPictures).AbsolutePath;

string myPath= Path.Combine(path, "file.name");

For emulators, it does not work.

Upvotes: 9

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