I have this code in my Android project:
private static final int REQUEST_PICK_FILE = 1;
...
//onbuttonClick(), do:
Intent intent = new Intent(this, FilePickerActivity.class);
// Set the initial directory to be the sdcard
//intent.putExtra(FilePickerActivity.EXTRA_FILE_PATH, Environment.getExternalStorageState());
//intent.putExtra("remote_folder", "/sdcard");
// Show hidden files
//intent.putExtra(FilePickerActivity.EXTRA_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES, true);
// Only make certain files visible
ArrayList<String> extensions = new ArrayList<String>();
//extensions.add(".pdf");
//extensions.add(".doc");
//extensions.add(".docx");
//extensions.add(".txt");
//extensions.add(".rtf");
intent.putExtra(FilePickerActivity.EXTRA_ACCEPTED_FILE_EXTENSIONS, extensions);
// Start the activity
startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_PICK_FILE);
Where FilePickerActivity is:
/*
* Copyright 2011 Anders Kalør
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* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*
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import java.io.File;
import java.io.FilenameFilter;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.List;
import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class FilePickerActivity extends ListActivity {
/**
* The file path
*/
public final static String EXTRA_FILE_PATH = "file_path";
/**
* Sets whether hidden files should be visible in the list or not
*/
public final static String EXTRA_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES = "show_hidden_files";
/**
* The allowed file extensions in an ArrayList of Strings
*/
public final static String EXTRA_ACCEPTED_FILE_EXTENSIONS = "accepted_file_extensions";
/**
* The initial directory which will be used if no directory has been sent with the intent
*/
private final static String DEFAULT_INITIAL_DIRECTORY = "/";
protected File mDirectory;
protected ArrayList<File> mFiles;
protected FilePickerListAdapter mAdapter;
protected boolean mShowHiddenFiles = false;
protected String[] acceptedFileExtensions;
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Set the view to be shown if the list is empty
LayoutInflater inflator = (LayoutInflater)getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
View emptyView = inflator.inflate(R.layout.file_picker_empty_view, null);
((ViewGroup)getListView().getParent()).addView(emptyView);
getListView().setEmptyView(emptyView);
// Set initial directory
mDirectory = new File(DEFAULT_INITIAL_DIRECTORY);
// Initialize the ArrayList
mFiles = new ArrayList<File>();
// Set the ListAdapter
mAdapter = new FilePickerListAdapter(this, mFiles);
setListAdapter(mAdapter);
// Initialize the extensions array to allow any file extensions
acceptedFileExtensions = new String[] {};
// Get intent extras
if(getIntent().hasExtra(EXTRA_FILE_PATH)) {
mDirectory = new File(getIntent().getStringExtra(EXTRA_FILE_PATH));
}
if(getIntent().hasExtra(EXTRA_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES)) {
mShowHiddenFiles = getIntent().getBooleanExtra(EXTRA_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES, false);
}
if(getIntent().hasExtra(EXTRA_ACCEPTED_FILE_EXTENSIONS)) {
ArrayList<String> collection = getIntent().getStringArrayListExtra(EXTRA_ACCEPTED_FILE_EXTENSIONS);
acceptedFileExtensions = (String[]) collection.toArray(new String[collection.size()]);
}
}
protected void onResume() {
refreshFilesList();
super.onResume();
}
/**
* Updates the list view to the current directory
*/
protected void refreshFilesList() {
// Clear the files ArrayList
mFiles.clear();
// Set the extension file filter
ExtensionFilenameFilter filter = new ExtensionFilenameFilter(acceptedFileExtensions);
// Get the files in the directory
File[] files = mDirectory.listFiles(filter);
if(files != null && files.length > 0) {
for(File f : files) {
if(f.isHidden() && !mShowHiddenFiles) {
// Don't add the file
continue;
}
// Add the file the ArrayAdapter
mFiles.add(f);
}
Collections.sort(mFiles, new FileComparator());
}
mAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
}
public void onBackPressed() {
if(mDirectory.getParentFile() != null) {
// Go to parent directory
mDirectory = mDirectory.getParentFile();
refreshFilesList();
return;
}
super.onBackPressed();
}
protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
File newFile = (File)l.getItemAtPosition(position);
if(newFile.isFile()) {
// Set result
Intent extra = new Intent();
extra.putExtra(EXTRA_FILE_PATH, newFile.getAbsolutePath());
setResult(RESULT_OK, extra);
// Finish the activity
finish();
} else {
mDirectory = newFile;
// Update the files list
refreshFilesList();
}
super.onListItemClick(l, v, position, id);
}
private class FilePickerListAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<File> {
private List<File> mObjects;
public FilePickerListAdapter(Context context, List<File> objects) {
super(context, R.layout.file_picker_list_item, android.R.id.text1, objects);
mObjects = objects;
}
public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
View row = null;
if(convertView == null) {
LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater)getContext().getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
row = inflater.inflate(R.layout.file_picker_list_item, parent, false);
} else {
row = convertView;
}
File object = mObjects.get(position);
ImageView imageView = (ImageView)row.findViewById(R.id.file_picker_image);
TextView textView = (TextView)row.findViewById(R.id.file_picker_text);
// Set single line
textView.setSingleLine(true);
textView.setText(object.getName());
if(object.isFile()) {
// Show the file icon
imageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.file);
} else {
// Show the folder icon
imageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.folder);
}
return row;
}
}
private class FileComparator implements Comparator<File> {
public int compare(File f1, File f2) {
if(f1 == f2) {
return 0;
}
if(f1.isDirectory() && f2.isFile()) {
// Show directories above files
return -1;
}
if(f1.isFile() && f2.isDirectory()) {
// Show files below directories
return 1;
}
// Sort the directories alphabetically
return f1.getName().compareToIgnoreCase(f2.getName());
}
}
private class ExtensionFilenameFilter implements FilenameFilter {
private String[] mExtensions;
public ExtensionFilenameFilter(String[] extensions) {
super();
mExtensions = extensions;
}
public boolean accept(File dir, String filename) {
if(new File(dir, filename).isDirectory()) {
// Accept all directory names
return true;
}
if(mExtensions != null && mExtensions.length > 0) {
for(int i = 0; i < mExtensions.length; i++) {
if(filename.endsWith(mExtensions[i])) {
// The filename ends with the extension
return true;
}
}
// The filename did not match any of the extensions
return false;
}
// No extensions has been set. Accept all file extensions.
return true;
}
}
}
I can post the server-side code if you want too.
