get Output Media File - Android android.media

Android examples for android.media:Media File

  1. HOME
  2. Android
  3. android.media
  4. Media File

Description

get Output Media File

Demo Code

import java.io.File;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

import android.os.Environment;
import android.util.Log;

public class Main {

  public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE = 1;
  public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO = 2;

  /** Create a File for saving an image or video */
  public static File getOutputMediaFile(int type) {
    // To be safe, you should check that the SDCard is mounted
    // using Environment.getExternalStorageState() before doing this.

    File mediaStorageDir = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES),
        "MyCameraApp");
    // This location works best if you want the created images to be shared
    // between applications and persist after your app has been uninstalled.

    // Create the storage directory if it does not exist
    if (!mediaStorageDir.exists()) {
      if (!mediaStorageDir.mkdirs()) {
        Log.d("MyCameraApp", "failed to create directory");
        return null;
      }//  w w w  .j  a  va2 s  .  c  o  m
    }

    // Create a media file name
    String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
    File mediaFile;
    if (type == MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE) {
      mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator + "IMG_" + timeStamp + ".jpg");
    } else if (type == MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
      mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator + "VID_" + timeStamp + ".mp4");
    } else {
      return null;
    }

    return mediaFile;
  }

}

Related Tutorials