Pointing To Android Directory

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I am trying to convert an image to byte using c# and parsing the byte to a web service but I have this line of code I just can't get right. I am trying to point to a phone's storage path, pictures in my device and I can't seem to get the correct path.

byte[] imageByte = Environment.GetExternalStorageDirectory().getPath( "FAMScanner\\Vehicle_{0}.jpg");

You know that `Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getPath()` returns a `String` right? Not a `byte[]`... — shkschneider, Nov 27 '14 at 10:35
I'm curious. Isn't it *more* bothersome to capitalize every single word, rather than do what everyone else does and use sentence-casing? — J. Steen, Nov 27 '14 at 10:50
What is `sentence-casing` ? I do not see capitalized words. So i cannot even ask who is doing that. — greenapps, Nov 27 '14 at 11:21

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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I'd suggest converting the image to a bitmap object first. Because that way you can use the following answer from another similar question.

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To create a bitmap object you'll need to get the path to your image file first and then create it like that:

Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(pathToImage)

edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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answered Nov 27 '14 at 12:32

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 28 '14 at 13:00

Thank you guys but i found the solution to my problem.

byte[] imageByte = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("/storage/sdcard0/Pictures/image.jpg");

thats all i needed to do to point directly to my android storage device in order to convert my image into a byte[] and parse it on a web service to a database.

Pointing To Android Directory

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