Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* Copyright (c) 2005-2012 Wyatt Love Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. */ import java.io.File; import android.content.Context; import android.content.Intent; import android.net.Uri; import android.os.Environment; import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap; public class Main { public static void openTextFile(Context context, String path) { File folder = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(); File file = new File(folder, path); Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(file); viewUriForExtension(context, uri, "txt"); } public static void viewUriForExtension(Context context, String uri, String ext) { viewUriForExtension(context, Uri.parse(uri), ext); } public static void viewUriForExtension(Context context, Uri uri, String ext) { String mime = getMimeTypeForExtension(ext); viewUriForMimeType(context, uri, mime); } private static String getMimeTypeForExtension(String ext) { MimeTypeMap map = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton(); return map.getMimeTypeFromExtension(ext); } public static void viewUriForMimeType(Context context, String uri, String type) { viewUriForMimeType(context, Uri.parse(uri), type); } public static void viewUriForMimeType(Context context, Uri uri, String type) { Intent intent; intent = new Intent(); intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); if (type == null) intent.setData(uri); else intent.setDataAndType(uri, type); context.startActivity(intent); } }