View and Share a file from android application

How we are view and share a file from the application?

First of All get the permission of Storage of device.

 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

1	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

add in our manifest file.

Find the path of your file-

 if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
            pdfFolder = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS);
        } else{
            pdfFolder = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
        }
        fileName = "Invoice_detail" + ".pdf";
        myFile = new File(pdfFolder.getAbsolutePath() + File.separator + fileName);

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {

pdfFolder = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS);

} else{

pdfFolder = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();

}

fileName = "Invoice_detail" + ".pdf";

myFile = new File(pdfFolder.getAbsolutePath() + File.separator + fileName);

For View, this file startActivity with the following Intent from our application.

 public void viewPdf() {
      if(myFile.exist()){    
        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
        intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(myFile), "application/pdf");
        intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NO_HISTORY);
        startActivity(intent);
      }else{
      // method is showing toast
        showToast("File does not exist")
       }
 }

public void viewPdf() {

if(myFile.exist()){

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);

intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(myFile), "application/pdf");

intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NO_HISTORY);

startActivity(intent);

}else{

// method is showing toast

showToast("File does not exist")

}

For Share, this file startActivity with the following Intent from our application.

public void shareFile(){ 
  Intent intentShareFile = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    if(myFile.exists()) {
        intentShareFile.setType("application/pdf");
        intentShareFile.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(myFile));

        intentShareFile.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT,
                "Sharing File from Webkul...");
        intentShareFile.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Sharing File from Webkul to purchase items...");

        context.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intentShareFile, "Share File Webkul"));
    }
}

public void shareFile(){

Intent intentShareFile = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);

if(myFile.exists()) {

intentShareFile.setType("application/pdf");

intentShareFile.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(myFile));

intentShareFile.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT,

"Sharing File from Webkul...");

intentShareFile.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Sharing File from Webkul to purchase items...");

context.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intentShareFile, "Share File Webkul"));

}

ashwini gupta

22 Apr, 2017
Created by - ashwini gupta

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View and Share a file from android application

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