How to share data using getintent() android

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File file = new File( getIntent().getData().getPath());

Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT>=Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
    Uri myuri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(this, "com.example.xyz", file);
    i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,myuri);
}else
{
    i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,Uri.fromFile(new File(file.getPath())));

}
i.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
i.setType("application/pdf");
startActivity(new Intent(Intent.createChooser(i, "share via")));

return (true);

What I have tried:

I am trying to share the file using getIntent(). The file is opening using getIntent() but won't able it to share.Exception is giving java.illegalArgumentException . While giving actual path its working

File file = new File( "some file path");

Posted 21-Jul-20 22:51pm

Vivek Kansal

Updated 22-Jul-20 1:01am

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Sandeep Mewara · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-22T01:01:00

A similar query asked few yeas back at SO, snippet from there:
The string that you get from intent actually is the URI for the file. You can use this method to get the actual path:

Java

public static String getActualPath(final Context context, final Uri uri) {

    final boolean isKitKat = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT;

    // DocumentProvider
    if (isKitKat && DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
        // ExternalStorageProvider
        if (isExternalStorageDocument(uri)) {
            final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
            final String[] split = docId.split(":");
            final String type = split[0];

            if ("primary".equalsIgnoreCase(type)) {
                return Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/" + split[1];
            }

            // TODO handle non-primary volumes
        }
        // DownloadsProvider
        else if (isDownloadsDocument(uri)) {

            final String id = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
            final Uri contentUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(
                    Uri.parse("content://downloads/public_downloads"), Long.valueOf(id));

            return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, null, null);
        }
        // MediaProvider
        else if (isMediaDocument(uri)) {
            final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
            final String[] split = docId.split(":");
            final String type = split[0];

            Uri contentUri = null;
            if ("image".equals(type)) {
                contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
            } else if ("video".equals(type)) {
                contentUri = MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
            } else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
                contentUri = MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
            }

            final String selection = "_id=?";
            final String[] selectionArgs = new String[] {
                    split[1]
            };

            return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, selection, selectionArgs);
        }
    }
    // MediaStore (and general)
    else if ("content".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
        return getDataColumn(context, uri, null, null);
    }
    // File
    else if ("file".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
        return uri.getPath();
    }

    return null;
}

Modify and use as per your need.