How to set download path and get the download path?

Question

      request.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS,nameOfFile);

How to read the downloaded file from that dir.

          File file = new File(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS,nameOfFile);
            MimeTypeMap map = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton();
            String ext = MimeTypeMap.getFileExtensionFromUrl(file.getName());
            String type = map.getMimeTypeFromExtension(ext);

Getting the error that file could not be accessed.

Answer 1

You will have to use the function: getExternalStoragePublicDirectory()

File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS), nameOfFile);

See the Android API Documentation