Read file from external storage

Question

I just can't find how to get one specified file from external storage. I know that with getExternalStoragePublicDirectory () you get the external repository directory, but I cannot get it any further. I need some method where you have to specify the file name and it returns the file. Thanx

Answer 1

Better than using File.separator , this is standard Java:

 final File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() .getAbsolutePath(), filename); 

Answer 2

You can simply do this:

 File f = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() .getAbsolutePath() + File.separator + fileName); 

Answer 3

Even better:

 final File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), filename);