read file from external storage

Question

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

Answer 1

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

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

Answer 2

You can just do this:

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

Answer 3

Better still:

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

Answer 4

I also use getExternalStoragePublicDirectory() and everything goes well. My filename is "DE Disimpan"

File file = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DCIM);
File filepath = new File(file,"DE Disimpan");