Read/Write Byte array Android

Question

Trying to write a byte[] to a file, which i think is working correctly

   String filename = "BF.dat";



   public void WriteByteToFile(byte[] mybytes, String filename){

    try {

    FileOutputStream FOS = openFileOutput(filename, MODE_PRIVATE);
    FOS.write(mybytes);
    FOS.close();


    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    } catch (IOException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

Then later in the app I need to read the bytes back into a byte[]

       String filename = "BF.dat"

   public byte[] ReadByteFromFile (String filename){

    byte[] mybytes = null;

    try {
        File file = new File(filename);     
        FileInputStream FIS = new FileInputStream(file);

        mybytes = new byte[(int)file.length()];

            FIS.read(mybytes);  
            FIS.close();



    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    } catch (IOException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return mybytes;
}

The bytes are not being returned from this, (it works in normal java - but not with the android apk) I'm not sure what I need to make it work in android. There are lots of example of writing bytes to files but I can't find any that explain how to get them back.

If anything is to vague please comment and I will explain more if required.

Is the `filename` you pass in to the `ReadByteFromFile(...)` method fully qualified? — Squonk, Mar 01 '12 at 01:50
By fully qualified you mean the same? String filename = "BF.dat"; Both are the same. (I'll add this to my question) — Jake Graham Arnold, Mar 01 '12 at 01:57
See dbryson's answer. You need to use `openFileInput` in your case. What I meant by fully qualified was something like `/data/data/.../.../BF.dat`. If you check your logcat you're probably getting a `FileNotFoundException` being logged with your code above. — Squonk, Mar 01 '12 at 01:59
I cannot see the FileNotFoundException but what is there is that when i try to use the byte[] my logcat says: Casused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: key is null.... key is equal to the return value so it is just returning null. — Jake Graham Arnold, Mar 01 '12 at 02:07
I put in a deliberate wrong file name and same thing happens. So might be file name. I tried openFileInput(filename) as well but no luck, but maybe i am doing it wrong so i'll keep on trying — Jake Graham Arnold, Mar 01 '12 at 02:11

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 01 '12 at 01:53

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Could it be that you're writing the file to the context's private storage but not reading it back from there? Try reading the file with openFileInput(filename)

answered Mar 01 '12 at 01:53

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