How to get Absolute path of a file in react-native?

Question

I am looking for a file picker in react-native which returns me Absolute Path of the file picked. I am currently using react-native-document-picker, but it gives me the rela

Answer 1

Try this, maybe it will help you https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-file-share-for-android But its support only for Android

const uploadDocunment = async finalSubmit => {
      const granted = await PermissionsAndroid.request(
        PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
        {
          title: 'Storage Permission',
          message: 'App needs access to memory to download the file ',
        },
      );
      if (granted != PermissionsAndroid.RESULTS.GRANTED) {
        ToastAndroid.showWithGravity(
          'You need to give storage permission to download the file',
          ToastAndroid.SHORT,
          ToastAndroid.BOTTOM,
        );
        return false;
      }
      try {
        DocumentPicker.pick({
          type: [DocumentPicker.types.plainText],
        }).then(res => {
          RNFetchBlob.fs.readFile(res.uri, 'utf8').then(text1 => {
            ToastAndroid.showWithGravity(
              'Docunment is Ready!',
              ToastAndroid.SHORT,
              ToastAndroid.BOTTOM,
            );
          });
        });
      } catch (err) {
        if (DocumentPicker.isCancel(err)) {
          ToastAndroid.showWithGravity(
            'File not Selected',
            ToastAndroid.SHORT,
            ToastAndroid.BOTTOM,
          );
        } else {
          throw err;
        }
      }
    };
    uploadDocunment();
  };