ACTION_VIEW intent for a file with unknown MimeType

Question

My app has a feature that browse files on your phone and SD card and open them using other apps. I want a solution where I don\'t have to specify the MimeType and can work w

Answer 1

You can find out the mime type of a file and make your own intent to open the file.

Use the following code to open any file...

File temp_file=new File("YOUR FILE PATH");
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(temp_file),getMimeType(temp_file.getAbsolutePath()));
startActivity(intent); 

Where getMimeType() is....(this method will return desired mime type or null if the file does not have any proper mime type)...

private String getMimeType(String url)
    {
        String parts[]=url.split("\\.");
        String extension=parts[parts.length-1];
        String type = null;
        if (extension != null) {
            MimeTypeMap mime = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton();
            type = mime.getMimeTypeFromExtension(extension);
        }
        return type;
    }