It's there for completeness but very few things I know of use it. It can be useful in some very special situations, such as providing a back-door for others to get at some files.
On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 7:08 AM, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Context provides openFileInput/openFileOutput and also defines the > following as parameters to these methods > > MODE_WORLD_READABLE > MODE_WORLD_WRITEABLE > > > However, everything I read states that files in Android are private to > the application and if file data is to be shared you HAVE to use > ContentProviders to share the data across applications. > > So what is the intent of the MODE_WORLD_READABLE/MODE_WORLD_WRITABLE > values? Is this a future thing that has not been completed yet? The > reason I ask is I am trying to solve the problem of having two > applications that I am writing read and write to the same data whether > it be preferences or content. The idea of a Context Provider is fine, > but it implies that a separate app would already be installed that > provides the Content Provider to my applications (which is not the > case). and I would like to not duplicate code and effort across my > applications. > > How do I implement the concept of a central repository for my > applications without forcing the install or a separate repository app > to supply the Content Providers? > > thanks, > Mark > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
