Unable to convert a pdf file to base64 in android pie, file path returns is "content://com.android.providers.downloads.documents/document/4402" which is not real path hence unable to access the file.
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basavaraj ganagi
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What's your question? – Zun Feb 25 '19 at 09:56
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I want to encode a pdf file to base64 string – basavaraj ganagi Feb 25 '19 at 10:08
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No, that's not your question. That's your goal. Your question is how to get the correct file path for a pdf file – Zun Feb 25 '19 at 10:27
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Right please help me on that – basavaraj ganagi Feb 25 '19 at 10:32
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I can't without seeing your code – Zun Feb 25 '19 at 10:35
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try this
fun convertToBase64(attachment: File): String {
return Base64.encodeToString(attachment.readBytes(), Base64.NO_WRAP)
}
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We can use the following whole class into our project to get the real path, I got the solution to my problem
After that, I have used the following code to convert pdf file to encode to base64 string
fun convertToBase64(attachment: File): String {
return Base64.encodeToString(attachment.readBytes(), Base64.NO_WRAP)
}
basavaraj ganagi
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Support for file:///path uris was discouraged and later on dropped.
You need to use a ContentResolver to access a content://auth/path uri.
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