Choose File Dialog

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Does anyone know of a complete choose file dialog  Maybe one where you can filter out all files except for ones with specific extensions    I have not found anything lightweight enough to implement easily into one of my projects  The only other option seems to be using OI FileManager s open intents  but that requires the user already having the file manager installed    I would be grateful if someone could point out a Dialog that would allow the user to browse folders and select a file  and return the path

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You just need to override onCreateDialog in an Activity     In an Activity private String   mFileList  private File mPath   new File Environment getExternalStorageDirectory        yourdir      private String mChosenFile  private static final String FTYPE     txt       private static final int DIALOG LOAD FILE   1000   private void loadFileList         try           mPath mkdirs              catch SecurityException e            Log e TAG   unable to write on the sd card     e toString               if mPath exists              FilenameFilter filter   new FilenameFilter                   Override             public boolean accept File dir  String filename                    File sel   new File dir  filename                   return filename contains FTYPE     sel isDirectory                                      mFileList   mPath list filter             else           mFileList  new String 0            protected Dialog onCreateDialog int id        Dialog dialog   null      AlertDialog Builder builder   new Builder this        switch id            case DIALOG LOAD FILE              builder setTitle  Choose your file                if mFileList    null                    Log e TAG   Showing file picker before loading the file list                    dialog   builder create                    return dialog                            builder setItems mFileList  new DialogInterface OnClickListener                     public void onClick DialogInterface dialog  int which                        mChosenFile   mFileList which                         you can do stuff with the file here too                                               break            dialog   builder show        return dialog

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Was looking for a file folder browser myself recently and decided to make a new explorer activity  Android library   https   github com vaal12 AndroidFileBrowser  Matching Test application https   github com vaal12 FileBrowserTestApplication- is a sample how to use   Allows picking directories and files from phone file structure

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Adding to the mix   the OI File Manager has a public api registered at openintents org  http   www openintents org filemanager  http   www openintents org action org-openintents-action-pick-file

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I have created FolderLayout which may help you  This link helped me  folderview xml   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt    lt LinearLayout xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android orientation  vertical  android layout width  match parent      android layout height  match parent  gt       lt TextView android id    id path  android text  Path          android layout width  match parent  android layout height  wrap content  gt  lt  TextView gt       lt ListView android layout width  fill parent          android layout height  wrap content  android id    id list  gt  lt  ListView gt    lt  LinearLayout gt    FolderLayout java  package com testsample activity         public class FolderLayout extends LinearLayout implements OnItemClickListener        Context context      IFolderItemListener folderListener      private List lt String gt  item   null      private List lt String gt  path   null      private String root            private TextView myPath      private ListView lstView       public FolderLayout Context context  AttributeSet attrs            super context  attrs               TODO Auto-generated constructor stub         this context   context            LayoutInflater layoutInflater    LayoutInflater  context                  getSystemService Context LAYOUT INFLATER SERVICE           View view   layoutInflater inflate R layout folderview  this            myPath    TextView  findViewById R id path           lstView    ListView  findViewById R id list            Log i  FolderView    Constructed            getDir root  lstView               public void setIFolderItemListener IFolderItemListener folderItemListener            this folderListener   folderItemListener               Set Directory for view at anytime     public void setDir String dirPath           getDir dirPath  lstView               private void getDir String dirPath  ListView v             myPath setText  Location      dirPath           item   new ArrayList lt String gt             path   new ArrayList lt String gt             File f   new File dirPath           File   files   f listFiles             if   dirPath equals root                  item add root               path add root               item add                     path add f getParent                        for  int i   0  i  lt  files length  i                  File file   files i               path add file getPath                 if  file isDirectory                    item add file getName                       else                 item add file getName                         Log i  Folders   files length                 setItemList item                 can manually set Item to display  if u want     public void setItemList List lt String gt  item           ArrayAdapter lt String gt  fileList   new ArrayAdapter lt String gt  context                  R layout row  item            lstView setAdapter fileList           lstView setOnItemClickListener this               public void onListItemClick ListView l  View v  int position  long id            File file   new File path get position            if  file isDirectory                  if  file canRead                    getDir path get position   l               else     what to do when folder is unreadable                 if  folderListener    null                        folderListener OnCannotFileRead file                                               else      what to do when file is clicked   You can add more like checking extension and performing separate actions             if  folderListener    null                    folderListener OnFileClicked file                                       public void onItemClick AdapterView lt   gt  arg0  View arg1  int arg2  long arg3               TODO Auto-generated method stub         onListItemClick  ListView  arg0  arg0  arg2  arg3              And an Interface IFolderItemListener to add what to do when a fileItem is clicked  IFolderItemListener java  public interface IFolderItemListener        void OnCannotFileRead File file    implement what to do folder is Unreadable     void OnFileClicked File file    What to do When a file is clicked     Also an xml to define the row  row xml   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt TextView xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android id    id rowtext  android layout width  fill parent      android textSize  23sp  android layout height  match parent   gt    How to Use in your Application  In your xml   folders xml   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt LinearLayout xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android layout width  match parent  android layout height  match parent      android orientation  horizontal  android weightSum  1  gt       lt com testsample activity FolderLayout android layout height  match parent  layout   layout folderview          android layout weight  0 35          android layout width  200dp  android id    id localfolders  gt  lt  com testsample activity FolderLayout gt  lt  LinearLayout gt    In Your Activity   SampleFolderActivity java  public class SampleFolderActivity extends Activity implements IFolderItemListener        FolderLayout localFolders           Called when the activity is first created           Override     public void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState             super onCreate savedInstanceState           setContentView R layout main            localFolders    FolderLayout findViewById R id localfolders           localFolders setIFolderItemListener this               localFolders setDir    sys     change directory if u want default is root                  Your stuff here for Cannot open Folder     public void OnCannotFileRead File file               TODO Auto-generated method stub         new AlertDialog Builder this           setIcon R drawable icon           setTitle                        file getName                                folder can t be read             setPositiveButton  OK                   new DialogInterface OnClickListener                          public void onClick DialogInterface dialog                              int which                                               show                   Your stuff here for file Click     public void OnFileClicked File file               TODO Auto-generated method stub         new AlertDialog Builder this           setIcon R drawable icon           setTitle       file getName                   setPositiveButton  OK                   new DialogInterface OnClickListener                         public void onClick DialogInterface dialog                              int which                                                show               Import the libraries needed  Hope these help you

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Thanx schwiz for idea  Here is modified solution   public class FileDialog       private static final String PARENT DIR             private final String TAG   getClass   getName        private String   fileList      private File currentPath      public interface FileSelectedListener           void fileSelected File file             public interface DirectorySelectedListener           void directorySelected File directory             private ListenerList lt FileSelectedListener gt  fileListenerList   new ListenerList lt FileDialog FileSelectedListener gt         private ListenerList lt DirectorySelectedListener gt  dirListenerList   new ListenerList lt FileDialog DirectorySelectedListener gt         private final Activity activity      private boolean selectDirectoryOption      private String fileEndsWith                      param activity         param initialPath            public FileDialog Activity activity  File initialPath            this activity  initialPath  null              public FileDialog Activity activity  File initialPath  String fileEndsWith            this activity   activity          setFileEndsWith fileEndsWith           if   initialPath exists    initialPath   Environment getExternalStorageDirectory                loadFileList initialPath                         return file dialog            public Dialog createFileDialog             Dialog dialog   null          AlertDialog Builder builder   new AlertDialog Builder activity            builder setTitle currentPath getPath             if  selectDirectoryOption                builder setPositiveButton  Select directory   new OnClickListener                     public void onClick DialogInterface dialog  int which                        Log d TAG  currentPath getPath                         fireDirectorySelectedEvent currentPath                                                        builder setItems fileList  new DialogInterface OnClickListener                 public void onClick DialogInterface dialog  int which                    String fileChosen   fileList which                   File chosenFile   getChosenFile fileChosen                   if  chosenFile isDirectory                          loadFileList chosenFile                       dialog cancel                        dialog dismiss                        showDialog                      else fireFileSelectedEvent chosenFile                                      dialog   builder show            return dialog              public void addFileListener FileSelectedListener listener            fileListenerList add listener              public void removeFileListener FileSelectedListener listener            fileListenerList remove listener              public void setSelectDirectoryOption boolean selectDirectoryOption            this selectDirectoryOption   selectDirectoryOption             public void addDirectoryListener DirectorySelectedListener listener            dirListenerList add listener              public void removeDirectoryListener DirectorySelectedListener listener            dirListenerList remove listener                        Show file dialog            public void showDialog             createFileDialog   show               private void fireFileSelectedEvent final File file            fileListenerList fireEvent new FireHandler lt FileDialog FileSelectedListener gt                  public void fireEvent FileSelectedListener listener                    listener fileSelected file                                        private void fireDirectorySelectedEvent final File directory            dirListenerList fireEvent new FireHandler lt FileDialog DirectorySelectedListener gt                  public void fireEvent DirectorySelectedListener listener                    listener directorySelected directory                                        private void loadFileList File path            this currentPath   path          List lt String gt  r   new ArrayList lt String gt             if  path exists                  if  path getParentFile      null  r add PARENT DIR               FilenameFilter filter   new FilenameFilter                     public boolean accept File dir  String filename                        File sel   new File dir  filename                       if   sel canRead    return false                      if  selectDirectoryOption  return sel isDirectory                        else                           boolean endsWith   fileEndsWith    null   filename toLowerCase   endsWith fileEndsWith    true                          return endsWith    sel isDirectory                                                                       String   fileList1   path list filter               for  String file   fileList1                    r add file                                   fileList    String    r toArray new String                  private File getChosenFile String fileChosen            if  fileChosen equals PARENT DIR   return currentPath getParentFile            else return new File currentPath  fileChosen              private void setFileEndsWith String fileEndsWith            this fileEndsWith   fileEndsWith    null   fileEndsWith toLowerCase     fileEndsWith           class ListenerList lt L gt        private List lt L gt  listenerList   new ArrayList lt L gt          public interface FireHandler lt L gt            void fireEvent L listener              public void add L listener            listenerList add listener              public void fireEvent FireHandler lt L gt  fireHandler            List lt L gt  copy   new ArrayList lt L gt  listenerList           for  L l   copy                fireHandler fireEvent l                        public void remove L listener            listenerList remove listener              public List lt L gt  getListenerList             return listenerList            Use it on activity onCreate  directory selection option is commented    protected void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState        super onCreate savedInstanceState       File mPath   new File Environment getExternalStorageDirectory        DIR          fileDialog   new FileDialog this  mPath    txt        fileDialog addFileListener new FileDialog FileSelectedListener             public void fileSelected File file                Log d getClass   getName     selected file     file toString                             fileDialog addDirectoryListener new FileDialog DirectorySelectedListener             public void directorySelected File directory                Log d getClass   getName     selected dir     directory toString                               fileDialog setSelectDirectoryOption false       fileDialog showDialog

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I have implemented the Samsung File Selector Dialog  it provides the ability to open  save file  file extension filter  and create new directory in the same dialog I think it worth trying Here is the Link you have to log in to Samsung developer site to view the solution

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