[CB-6428] Unable to read android_asset directory through File API

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.3.0
• Component/s: cordova-plugin-file
• Labels: android file

Environment

Android 4.4.2 / Samsung Galaxy S4

• Assignee: Andrew Grieve
• Reporter: Matt Grande
• Created: 09/Apr/14 15:49
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 07:07
• Resolved: 12/Mar/15 17:45

Description

Attempting to read the 'android_asset' folder through the File API results in Error Code 5 (FileError.ENCODING_ERR). I've tried accessing via resolveLocalFileSystemURL, and by creating a directory reader and calling readEntries().

window.resolveLocalFileSystemURL('file:///android_asset/www/my_asset_folder', success, fail);

var sourceDir = new DirectoryEntry(

{ fullPath: 'file:///android_asset/www/my_asset_folder' }

);
var reader = sourceDir.createReader();
reader.readEntries(success, fail);

(I have also tried with the URLs being '/android_asset/www/my_asset_folder'; same result)

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: CB-6935 [Android][cordova-plugin-file] window.resolveLocalFileSystemURL can't resolve cordova.file.applicationDirectory URL
• relates to: CB-285 Add property returning root path of Important FileSystem Locations