Help with sharing files

Question

I am trying to share files, using Android specific code, but the DocumentUri is null

Android depency

public class Share : IShare {
public Task Show(string title, string messge, string filePath, string ext) {

        var intent = new Intent(Intent.ActionSend);
        if (ext.Equals("pdf")) {
            intent.SetType("application/pdf");
        } else if (ext.Equals("docx")) {
            intent.SetType("application/msword");
        } else {
            intent.SetType("text/plain");
        }
        var documentUri = FileProvider.GetUriForFile(Android.App.Application.Context,
            "com.companyname.XamNotes.provider",
            new File(filePath));

        intent.PutExtra(Intent.ExtraText, title);
        intent.PutExtra(Intent.ExtraSubject, messge);
        intent.PutExtra(Intent.ExtraStream, documentUri);

        var chooserIntent = Intent.CreateChooser(intent, title);
        chooserIntent.SetFlags(ActivityFlags.GrantReadUriPermission);
        chooserIntent.SetFlags(ActivityFlags.NewTask);

        Android.App.Application.Context.StartActivity(chooserIntent);

        return Task.FromResult(true);
    }
}

https://github.com/eduardoagr/DuoNotes

Answer 1

Hello,

Your saved file path comes from: FileSystem.CacheDirectory;

You need to change <files-path> to <cache-path> in file_provider_paths.xml file like following code.

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>  
   <paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">  
   	<cache-path name="external_files" path="."/>  
   </paths>  

If you want to know more details about Path maps, you can refer to this thread: https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/core/content/FileProvider

Best Regards,
Leon Lu

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