Extract file path from android Intent.ACTION_SEND

Question

Is it possible to extract file-path from received Intent.ACTION_SEND? I'm trying to list my android app in "Share via" list. To do so, I've the manifest like this:

        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />

        <data android:mimeType="image/*" />
        <data android:mimeType="audio/*" />
        <data android:mimeType="video/*" />
        <data android:mimeType="application/*" />
        <data android:mimeType="text/*" />

    </intent-filter>
</activity>

Now I select my app from the "Share-via" list. Is it possible to get the full file path from the received intent (for all file types)? This is what I've done so far:

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    Intent intent = getIntent();
    TextView output=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.textview1);
    String action = intent.getAction(); 
    if (action.equalsIgnoreCase(Intent.ACTION_SEND) && intent.hasExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT)) { 
        String s = intent.getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT); 
        output.setText(s); //output: a TextView that holds the URL 
    }
}

I've seen many solutions for this, but most of them are restricted to image sharing. Any help please?

Answer 1

if you have

  <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

you can get the file path

        _file = getIntent().getData().toString();
    if (_file.startsWith("file:///"))
        _file = _file.substring(7);

to get all mime types you can use

<data android:mimeType="*/*" />

If you want to analyse how other apps handle intends you can use the free android app intentintercept to analyse them