ACTION_VIEW intent for a file with unknown MimeType

Question

My app has a feature that browse files on your phone and SD card and open them using other apps. I want a solution where I don\'t have to specify the MimeType and can work w

Answer 1

There is a problem with NoBugs's answer. This is directly out of the eclipse function information window:

String android.webkit.MimeTypeMap.getMimeTypeFromExtension(String extension)

public String getMimeTypeFromExtension (String extension)

Since: API Level 1

Return the MIME type for the given extension.

Parameters

extension A file extension without the leading '.'

Returns The MIME type for the given extension or null iff there is none.