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react-native-file-opener

A React Native module that allows you to open a file (mp3, mp4, pdf, word, excel, dwg etc.) on your device with its default application

New add podspec, pod manager. No need to react-native link this file.

iOS	Android

Install

iOS

npm install react-native-file-opener3 --save

No link need! podspec added yet.

Compile and have fun

Android

npm install react-native-file-opener3 --save

Usage

In your React Native javascript code, bring in the native module

const FileOpener = require('react-native-file-opener3');
OR
import FileOpener from 'react-native-file-opener3';

Basic usage

const FilePath = ...; // path of the file
const FileMimeType = ...; // mime type of the file
FileOpener.open(
    FilePath,
    FileMimeType
).then((msg) => {
    console.log('success!!')
},() => {
    console.log('error!!')
});

Usage with react-native-fs

You can get filepath by using react-native-fs

const RNFS = require('react-native-fs');
const FileOpener = require('react-native-file-opener3');

const SavePath = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? RNFS.DocumentDirectoryPath : RNFS.ExternalDirectoryPath;
const sampleDocFilePath = SavePath + '/sample.doc';

...

  function openSampleDoc() {
        FileOpener.open(
            sampleDocFilePath,
            'application/msword'
        ).then(() => {
            console.log('success!!');
        },(e) => {
            console.log('error!!');
        });

    }
    
...

Demo project

https://github.com/huangzuizui/react-native-file-opener-demo

Usage no npm install needed!