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Android: How to list all the files in a directory in to an array?

I have a variable "directorypath". It has the path to a directory in sd card. 

Ex: "sdcard/images/scenes"

Now, I want to list all the files in the "directorypath" and want an Array to store all the file names in it. 

Ex: Array[0]= Filename1, Array[1]= Filename2 Etc...

I tried something like Array[] myArray = directorypath.listfile(); but didn't work..! Can anyone give me the code or at least help me? Much appreciated.

Solution

  • I think the problem you are facing is related to the external storage directory file path. Don't use whole path as variable if you can access with environment.

    String path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString()+"/images/scenes";

    Also, you can use the API listfiles() with file object and it will work. For eg :: 

    File f = new File(path);        
File file[] = f.listFiles();