How can I read a text file from the SD card in Android?

Question

I am new to Android development.

I need to read a text file from the SD card and display that text file. Is there any way to view a text file directly in Android or

Answer 1

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Don't hardcode /sdcard/

Sometimes we HAVE TO hardcode it as in some phone models the API method returns the internal phone memory.

Known types: HTC One X and Samsung S3.

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