FilePicker Plugin for Xamarin.Forms
Simple cross-platform plug-in that allows you to pick files and work with them.
The original project can be found here, but seems abandoned, this one was forked and further developed.
Build status
Stable
NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Xamarin.Plugin.FilePicker/
Development feed (possibly instable)
Add this as a source to your IDE to find the latest packages: https://ci.appveyor.com/nuget/filepicker-plugin-for-xamarin
Setup
- Install into your Xamarin.Android, Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Forms, Xamarin.Mac project and Client projects.
Platform Support
Platform | Supported | Version | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Xamarin.iOS | Yes | iOS 6+ | |
Xamarin.iOS Unified | Yes | iOS 6+ | |
Xamarin.Android | Yes | API 10+ | |
Windows Phone Silverlight | No | ||
Windows Phone RT | Yes | 8.1+ | Up to package version 1.4.x |
Windows Store RT | Yes | 8.1+ | Up to package version 1.4.x |
Windows 10 UWP | Yes | 10+ | |
Xamarin.Mac | Yes | * 10.12+ |
* The Xamarin.Mac implementation has only been tested on MacOS 10.12.
API Usage
Call CrossFilePicker.Current from any platform or .NET Standard project to gain access to APIs.
Example
try
{
FileData fileData = await CrossFilePicker.Current.PickFile();
if (fileData == null)
return; // user canceled file picking
string fileName = fileData.FileName;
string contents = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(fileData.DataArray);
System.Console.WriteLine("File name chosen: " + fileName);
System.Console.WriteLine("File data: " + contents);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
System.Console.WriteLine("Exception choosing file: " + ex.ToString());
}
IMPORTANT
Android:
The WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
& READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
permissions are required.
iOS: Need Configure iCloud Driver for your app
Contributors
- jfversluis
- rafaelrmou (original author)
- vividos
Thanks!