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8,243 PointsCould someone explain to me what I just wrote?
Hello.
I am having trouble understanding what I wrote down as I followed this video, could someone please explain this?:
public static void saveAssetImage(Context context, String assetName) {
File fileDirectory = context.getFilesDir();
File fileToWrite = new File(fileDirectory, assetName);
AssetManager assetManager = context.getAssets();
try {
InputStream in = assetManager.open(assetName);
FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(fileToWrite);
in.close();
out.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
Hmm, maybe I should have finished the beginner Android track...
Please help!
2 Answers
David Anton
Courses Plus Student 30,936 PointsYou can use this function to save files from assets folder to the internal storage of you applications. Inline description:
public static void saveAssetImage(Context context, String assetName) {
// get the internal storage folder
File fileDirectory = context.getFilesDir();
// get file in the internal storage folder with name = assetName
File fileToWrite = new File(fileDirectory, assetName);
// get assets manager to access assets files
AssetManager assetManager = context.getAssets();
try {
// open input stream to read from the assets file
InputStream in = assetManager.open(assetName);
// open output stream to write to the internal storage file
FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(fileToWrite);
// missing copy function from inputStream to outputStream
/* copyFile(inputStream, outputStream); */
// close the streams after finish copying
in.close();
out.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
Taylor Bryant
7,395 PointsI would recommend doing their java course before this. I only knew what this mean due to prior C# knowledge from college but he definitely does not explain what he is doing very well if you have no clue about these terms.
dlpuxdzztg
8,243 Pointsdlpuxdzztg
8,243 PointsThanks! I think I'll finish the beginner track before I continue the intermediate track though :).
David Anton
Courses Plus Student 30,936 PointsDavid Anton
Courses Plus Student 30,936 PointsGood luck
Sexual Potatoes
12,051 PointsSexual Potatoes
12,051 PointsI finished the Beginner Track and this didn't make sense to me at all