In my app I want to save a copy of a certain file with a different name (which I get from user)
Do I really need to open the contents of the file and write it to another file?
What is the best way to do so?
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Answer
To copy a file and save it to your destination path you can use the method below.
JavaScript
x
public static void copy(File src, File dst) throws IOException {
InputStream in = new FileInputStream(src);
try {
OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(dst);
try {
// Transfer bytes from in to out
byte[] buf = new byte[1024];
int len;
while ((len = in.read(buf)) > 0) {
out.write(buf, 0, len);
}
} finally {
out.close();
}
} finally {
in.close();
}
}
On API 19+ you can use Java Automatic Resource Management:
JavaScript
public static void copy(File src, File dst) throws IOException {
try (InputStream in = new FileInputStream(src)) {
try (OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(dst)) {
// Transfer bytes from in to out
byte[] buf = new byte[1024];
int len;
while ((len = in.read(buf)) > 0) {
out.write(buf, 0, len);
}
}
}
}