I am trying to share a file using SharePlus. However, I get the following error:
The task is to generate a PDF file and share it through ios and android. I see that share_plus is able to share the file. However, I am unable to share by saving it in the applicationDocumentDirectory.
Update: I have attached a demo repo with codes from below. The error is showing in my app even when the repo is working without permissions fine. share_plus
complains with below issues.
Repo: Link
Error:
Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(error, Failed to find configured root that contains /data/user/0/com.example.flutter_share_demo/app_flutter/someRandom.pdf, null, java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Failed to find configured root that contains /data/user/0/com.example.flutter_share_demo/app_flutter/someRandom.pdf
The code is as follows:
import 'dart:io';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
import 'package:pdf/widgets.dart' as pw;
import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';
import 'package:share_plus/share_plus.dart';
void main() {
runApp(const MyApp());
}
class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
// This widget is the root of your application.
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
title: 'Flutter Demo',
theme: ThemeData(
// This is the theme of your application.
//
// Try running your application with "flutter run". You'll see the
// application has a blue toolbar. Then, without quitting the app, try
// changing the primarySwatch below to Colors.green and then invoke
// "hot reload" (press "r" in the console where you ran "flutter run",
// or simply save your changes to "hot reload" in a Flutter IDE).
// Notice that the counter didn't reset back to zero; the application
// is not restarted.
primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
),
home: const MyHomePage(),
);
}
}
class MyHomePage extends StatelessWidget {
const MyHomePage({
Key? key,
}) : super(key: key);
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('Share files')),
body: Column(
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
children: [
Center(
child: TextButton(
child: const Text('Generate and Share PDF'),
onPressed: () async {
final pdf = pw.Document();
pdf.addPage(pw.Page(
build: (context) =>
pw.Center(child: pw.Text('Hello, World!')),
));
final Directory storageDir = getApplicationDocumentDirectory();
try {
File file = File('${storageDir.path}/someRandom.pdf');
await file.writeAsBytes(await pdf.save());
print(file.path);
print('File exists: ${await file.exists()}');
Share.shareFiles([file.path], subject: 'Shared file');
} else {
ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
const SnackBar(content: Text('Permission denied')));
}
} on PlatformException catch (ex) {
print(ex);
} catch (ex) {
print(ex);
}
},
),
),
],
));
}
}