external_path
external_path is a flutter plugin that provides internal, external storage path and external public storage path.
https://pub.dev/packages/external_path
Features
ExternalPath.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory()
needs Public Directory Type argument
Below given table contains the types of argument you can pass to getExternalStoragePublicDirectory()
function
ExternalPath |
---|
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_MUSIC |
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_PODCASTS |
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_RINGTONES |
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_ALARMS |
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_NOTIFICATIONS |
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_PICTURES |
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_MOVIES |
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS |
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_DCIM |
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS |
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_SCREENSHOTS |
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_AUDIOBOOKS |
Usage
First Add external_path
as a dependency in your project pubspec.yaml
.
Then, import external_path
package.
import 'package:external_path/external_path.dart';
Package has two functions
// Get storage directory paths
Future<void> getPath_1() async {
var path = await ExternalPath.getExternalStorageDirectories();
print(path); // [/storage/emulated/0, /storage/B3AE-4D28]
// please note: B3AE-4D28 is external storage (SD card) folder name it can be any.
}
// To get public storage directory path
Future<void> getPath_2() async {
var path = await ExternalPath.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS);
print(path); // /storage/emulated/0/Download
}