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The document provides an overview of file storage options on Android devices, distinguishing between internal and external storage. Internal storage is private to the application, while external storage allows for file sharing and user access. It also discusses how to read and write files in both storage types, including methods to check the availability of external storage.

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Topic04_WorkingWithFiles

The document provides an overview of file storage options on Android devices, distinguishing between internal and external storage. Internal storage is private to the application, while external storage allows for file sharing and user access. It also discusses how to read and write files in both storage types, including methods to check the availability of external storage.

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Working With Files

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internal storage khong the

Overview
⮚ Android devices offer two storage areas, internal and
external.
⮚ The internal storage is private to the application. The user
and other applications cannot access it.
⮚ The external storage is where you store files that will be
shared with other applications or that the user will be able to
access.

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Overview
⮚ For example, the built-in Camera application stores digital
image files in the external storage so the user can easily
copy them to a computer.

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Internal Storage
❖ All applications can read from and write to internal storage.
❖ The location of the internal storage is /data/data/[app
package], example so if your application package is
com.example.myapp, the internal directory for this
application is /data/data/com.example.myapp.

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Internal Storage - Example
❖ Writing data to file.
String filename = “hello.txt”;
String data = “Welcome to our class”;
FileOutputStream fout = openFileOutput(filename, Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
fout.write(data.getBytes());
fout.close();

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Internal Storage - Example
❖ Reading data from file.
String filename = “hello.txt”;
String data = “”; int c;
FileInputStream fin = openFileInput(filename);
while((c = fin.read()) != -1){
data += Character.toString((char)c));
}
fin.close();

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Internal Storage
❖ Some functions:
▪ getFileDir(): return the absolute directory path containing the saved files.
▪ getDir(): create or access a directory within the internal storage.
▪ deleteFile(): delete a file stored in the device's internal memory.
▪ fileList(): returns an array of files stored by the current application
instance.

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External Storage
⮚ There are two types of files that can be written to external
storage, private files and public files.

⮚ Private files are private to the application and will be


deleted when the application is uninstalled.

⮚ Public files, on the other hand, are meant to be shared with


other applications or accessible to the user.

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External Storage
⮚ External storage may be removable. As such, there is a
difference between files stored in internal storage and files
stored in external storage as public files.

⮚ Files in internal storage are secure and cannot be accessed


by the user or other applications.

⮚ Public files in external storage do not enjoy the same level


of security as the user can remove the storage and use
some tool to access the files.

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External Storage
⮚ Since external storage can be removed, when you try to
read from or write to it, you should first test if external
storage is available.

⮚ To inquire if external storage is available, use one of these


methods.

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External Storage
public boolean isExternalStorageWritable() {
String state = Environment.getExternalStorageState();
return Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED.equals(state);
} kiem tra

public boolean isExternalStorageReadable() {


String state = Environment.getExternalStorageState();
return (Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED.equals(state) ||
Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED_READ_ONLY.equals(state));
}

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External Storage
⮚ The Environment class provides the following fields that you can use
for various file types. cac tap tinh cua external

▪ Directory_ALARMS ▪ Directory_MUSIC
▪ Directory_DCIM ▪ Directory_NOTIFICATIONS
▪ Directory_DOCUMENTS ▪ Directory_PICTURES
▪ Directory_DOWNLOADS ▪ Directory_PODCASTS
▪ Directory_MOVIES ▪ Directory_RINGTONES

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Demo
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