Not generally, when the instrumentation is running in the target process, it is running under that uid. You could do something like put a service or content provider (or receiver) in your instrumentation apk that you can interact with from the instrumentation code running in the app being tested.
On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 11:15 AM, dnkoutso <[email protected]> wrote: > I am writing instrumentation tests for my app and want to create a > temporary folder to store some files. However, I dont want to do that in > the targetContext but rather in the test context. > > In other words: > File dir = getInstrumentation().*getTargetContext()*.getDir("directory", > MODE_WORLD_READABLE); // Works, but this creates the folder in the target > app. > > File dir = getInstrumentation().*getContext()*.getDir("directory", > MODE_WORLD_READABLE); // Does not work, the exists() returns false. > > Thoughts? > > -- > 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 -- 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, and so won't reply to such e-mails. 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
