Environment.GetExternalStoragePublicDirectory(String) Method
Definition
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Get a top-level shared/external storage directory for placing files of a particular type.
[Android.Runtime.Register("getExternalStoragePublicDirectory", "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/io/File;", "")]
public static Java.IO.File? GetExternalStoragePublicDirectory (string? type);[<Android.Runtime.Register("getExternalStoragePublicDirectory", "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/io/File;", "")>]
static member GetExternalStoragePublicDirectory : string -> Java.IO.FileParameters
- type
- String
The type of storage directory to return. Should be one of
#DIRECTORY_MUSIC, #DIRECTORY_PODCASTS,
#DIRECTORY_RINGTONES, #DIRECTORY_ALARMS,
#DIRECTORY_NOTIFICATIONS, #DIRECTORY_PICTURES,
#DIRECTORY_MOVIES, #DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS,
#DIRECTORY_DCIM, or #DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS. May not be null.
Returns
Returns the File path for the directory. Note that this directory
may not yet exist, so you must make sure it exists before using
it such as with File#mkdirs File.mkdirs().
- Attributes
Remarks
Get a top-level shared/external storage directory for placing files of a particular type. This is where the user will typically place and manage their own files, so you should be careful about what you put here to ensure you don't erase their files or get in the way of their own organization.
On devices with multiple users (as described by UserManager), each user has their own isolated shared storage. Applications only have access to the shared storage for the user they're running as.
Here is an example of typical code to manipulate a picture on the public shared storage:
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Java documentation for android.os.Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(java.lang.String).
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