How do I get a direct path to the assets folder

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I want a direct path to the assets folder so I can open a PDF that is stored there. So I can pass it as a parameter in this Intent:

Intent i = new Intent(this, SecondMainActivity.class);
i.putExtra(PdfViewerActivity.EXTRA_PDFFILENAME, "path_to_assets_folder");
startActivity(i);

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

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Try this;

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.parse("file://" + getFilesDir() + "/yourfile.pdf"),
                "application/pdf");
startActivity(intent);

also you can check this: Read a pdf file from assets folder

edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

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answered Dec 27 '14 at 18:54

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Sufiyan Ghori · Answer 2 · 2014-12-27T19:04:48.553

from Android Developer guide,

public final AssetManager getAssets ()

Added in API level 1
Retrieve underlying AssetManager storage for these resources.

so, you can use getAssets,

AssetManager mngr = getAssets();

To access a file in assets folder,

InputStream is = mngr.open("file name");

If your class is not an Activity, you'll need to pass a context into it and then call getAssets on that.

public myClass(Context myContext) {
    AssetManager mngr = myContext.getAssets();
    InputStream is = mngr.open("file name");
}

How do I get a direct path to the assets folder

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