Method fromPath

packages/core/file-system/index.ts:315–344

(path: string, copy: boolean = false)

	}

	public static fromPath(path: string, copy: boolean = false) {
		const onError = function (error) {
			throw error;
		};

		if (__ANDROID__ && copy) {
			if (path.startsWith('content:')) {
				const fileInfo = getFileAccess().getFile(path, onError);
				// falls back to creating a temp file without a known extension.
				if (!fileInfo) {
					const tempFile = `${knownFolders.temp().path}/${java.util.UUID.randomUUID().toString()}`;
					org.nativescript.widgets.Async.File.copySync(path, tempFile, getNativeApp<android.app.Application>().getApplicationContext());
					path = tempFile;
				} else {
					const ext = fileInfo.extension;
					const name = `${fileInfo.name.replace(`.${ext}`, '')}.${ext}`;
					const tempFile = `${knownFolders.temp().path}/${name}`;
					getFileAccess().copySync(path, tempFile);
					path = tempFile;
				}
			}
		}

		const fileInfo = getFileAccess().getFile(path, onError);
		if (!fileInfo) {
			return undefined;
		}

		return createFile(fileInfo);
	}

	public static exists(path: string): boolean {
		return getFileAccess().fileExists(path);