Availability of Intent

[Renjith Mohan]

Hey guys,

Have you seen file options (details, open as, edit and send) once an item in the file explorer is tapped?

how can I open it from code?

is there any suitable intent?

Thanks in advance

[Tibi Giurgiu]

try this

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(file);
String mimeType = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getMimeTypeFromExtension(
                                MimeTypeMap.getFileExtensionFromUrl(file.getName().toLowerCase()));
intent.setDataAndType(uri, mimeType);
startActivity(intent);

[Renjith Mohan]

Thanks Tibi!

Well, I tried that snippet. It shows only view options; with a list of suitable applications with which I can open the file

[Tibi Giurgiu]

Yes, that's for opening a file, i guess i've misunderstood your question.
Are you asking how to implement those options, how to show the context menu or if it's possible to open the context menu of an external app (Astro I asume)?

[Renjith Mohan]

Oops! did I confuse you?

okay I will make it simple.

For instance, take Astro file browser. When you long tap any of the file, a menu pops up. See the attached image.

What is this menu called?

I need to implement this one in my application.