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I am trying to pass a file to File(String path) class. Is there a way to find absolute path of the file in assets folder and pass it to File(). I tried `file:///android_asset/myfoldername/myfilename` as path string but it didnt work. Any idea?

Answer: 
AFAIK, you can't create a `File` from an assets file because these are stored in the apk, that means there is no path to an assets folder.

But, you can try to create that `File` using a buffer and the [`AssetManager`](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/AssetManager.html) (it provides access to an application's raw asset files).

Try to do something like:

```java
AssetManager am = getAssets();
InputStream inputStream = am.open("myfoldername/myfilename");
File file = createFileFromInputStream(inputStream);

private File createFileFromInputStream(InputStream inputStream) {

   try{
      File f = new File(my_file_name);
      OutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(f);
      byte buffer[] = new byte[1024];
      int length = 0;

      while((length=inputStream.read(buffer)) > 0) {
        outputStream.write(buffer,0,length);
      }

      outputStream.close();
      inputStream.close();

      return f;
   }catch (IOException e) {
         //Logging exception
   }

   return null;
}

```

Let me know about your progress.
Unless you unpack them, assets remain inside the apk. Accordingly, there isn't a path you can feed into a File. The path you've given in your question will work with/in a WebView, but I think that's a special case for WebView.

You'll need to unpack the file or use it directly.

If you have a Context, you can use `context.getAssets().open("myfoldername/myfilename");` to open an InputStream on the file. With the InputStream you can use it directly, or write it out somewhere (after which you can use it with File).