Uri.FromFile(File) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Android.Net

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Creates a Uri from a file.

[Android.Runtime.Register("fromFile", "(Ljava/io/File;)Landroid/net/Uri;", "")]
public static Android.Net.Uri? FromFile (Java.IO.File? file);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("fromFile", "(Ljava/io/File;)Landroid/net/Uri;", "")>]
static member FromFile : Java.IO.File -> Android.Net.Uri

Parameters

file: File

Returns

Uri

a Uri for the given file

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Exceptions

NullPointerException

if file is null

Remarks

Creates a Uri from a file. The URI has the form "file://<absolute path>". Encodes path characters with the exception of '/'.

Example: "file:///tmp/android.txt"

Java documentation for android.net.Uri.fromFile(java.io.File).

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Applies to