How to convert android resource path to string

Question

This is my video view class and its working fine

private void CopyReadVdo() {
    setContentView(R.layout.video_player);
    VideoView view = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.videoview);
    String path = "android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.video1;
    Uri uri = Uri.parse(path);
    view.setVideoURI(uri);
    MediaController mediaController = new MediaController(this);
    mediaController.setAnchorView(view);
    view.setMediaController(mediaController);
    view.start();
}

I need to call this function with an argument like

private void CopyReadVdo(String vdoname) {
    setContentView(R.layout.video_player);

    VideoView view = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.videoview);
    String path = "android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + vdoname;
    Uri uri = Uri.parse(path);
    view.setVideoURI(uri);
    MediaController mediaController = new MediaController(this);
    mediaController.setAnchorView(view);
    view.setMediaController(mediaController);
    view.start();
}

but is shows error Can't play this video. Thanks in advance.

Does this answer your question? [How to play video from raw folder with Android device?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15675944/how-to-play-video-from-raw-folder-with-android-device) — Sharath kumar, Dec 26 '19 at 09:20

Md. Asaduzzaman · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-26T09:47:59.250

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First try to get resource id rawId from resource name vdoname

int rawId = getResources().getIdentifier(vdoname,  "raw", getPackageName());
String path = "android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + rawId;

Update: pass shaktee as vdoname to CopyReadVdo function instead of R.raw.shaktee

Or change type of vdoname to int and pass R.raw.shaktee to CopyReadVdo function

private void CopyReadVdo(int vdoname) {
    setContentView(R.layout.video_player);

    VideoView view = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.videoview);
    String path = "android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + vdoname;
    Uri uri = Uri.parse(path);
    view.setVideoURI(uri);
    MediaController mediaController = new MediaController(this);
    mediaController.setAnchorView(view);
    view.setMediaController(mediaController);
    view.start();
}

edited Dec 26 '19 at 09:47

answered Dec 26 '19 at 08:03

Md. Asaduzzaman

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It does not get raw id. Does it show rawId is 0. if it needs permission in manifest? – ARAVIND RAJ Dec 26 '19 at 09:37
What do you pass in `vdoname`? – Md. Asaduzzaman Dec 26 '19 at 09:38
CopyReadVdo("R.raw.shaktee") – ARAVIND RAJ Dec 26 '19 at 09:39
Just pass `shaktee` instead of `R.raw.shaktee`. `getResources().getIdentifier` do the rest for you – Md. Asaduzzaman Dec 26 '19 at 09:40
It's working with CopyReadVdo("shaktee").. Thanks a lot. – ARAVIND RAJ Dec 26 '19 at 09:45

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 26 '19 at 08:03

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Try below code

Uri video = Uri.parse("android.resource://com.example.sample/raw/filename");

answered Dec 26 '19 at 08:03

Dipankar Baghel

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