thanks to both but it seems not exactly what i want at first before i used opencore to do this because that function *really* parse my media file to see its mime-type
but MediaFile.java MediaScanner.java use the 'file extension' to detect the mimetype thanks On Jun 17, 3:11 am, Kumar Bibek <coomar....@gmail.com> wrote: > If you know the path, you can access all the details through the > MediaStore content provider. > > Cursor cursor = managedQuery(Uri.parse(data.getDataString()), null, > null, null, null); > cursor.moveToNext(); > > // Retrieve the path and the mime type > String path = cursor.getString(cursor > .getColumnIndex(MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATA)); > String mimeType = cursor.getString(cursor > .getColumnIndex(MediaStore.MediaColumns.MIME_TYPE)); > > For this, you need to know the ContentURI of the image/video. > > Thanks and Regards, > Kumar Bibekhttp://tech-droid.blogspot.com > > On Jun 15, 4:30 pm, chetan achar <chetan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > There is a file called Mediafile.java and MediaScanner.java in > > frameworks base. Just go through it. > > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 4:46 PM, allstars <allstars....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > hi > > > i would like to get the mime type of my local media file (3gpp , > > > mp4, ...etc) > > > > if it is of video > > > then i want to allocate a SurfaceView for it additionally > > > otherwise i just use MediaPlayer to play it > > > > i have found opencore has provided some interface for that > > > and used by mediascanner.cpp > > > > but it seems in android media framework it isnt > > > > so can i achieve this by using android media framework? > > > > thanks > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > -- > > With Regards, > > Chetz -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
