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Question

I am getting string path as below

File f = new File(
        Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(File.separator),
        "abc");
File file[] = f.listFiles();

and then converting this file array to String array.

list = new String[file.length];
for (int i = 0; i < file.length; i++) {
    list[i] = file[i].getAbsolutePath();
}

Now in another class, I am getting these individual elements from list array and passing it to

intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setData(Uri.parse("file://" + list[index]));

String ext = MimeTypeMap.getFileExtensionFromUrl(Uri.fromFile(file).toString());
String type = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getMimeTypeFromExtension(ext);

Log.d(TAG,"type  = "+type);
intent.setType(type);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
mContext.startActivity(intent);

From the above code I am getting "Sorry, this video can not be played" error. I have tried many posts here but could not succeed. Please help in getting through this problem.

Answer 1

Following code worked for me. It ll be very helpful if any one explains the diff.

String filePath = data[position];
    Log.d(TAG,"onclick of item position = "+position+" filepAth = "+filePath);
    File file = new File(filePath);
    Log.d(TAG,"file = "+file);
    Intent intent = new Intent();
    intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);

    String ext = MimeTypeMap.getFileExtensionFromUrl(Uri.fromFile(file).toString());
    String type = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getMimeTypeFromExtension(ext);

    Log.d(TAG,"type  = "+type);
   intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(file), type);

    intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    mContext.startActivity(intent);