Android - getFilesDir() not working (red in Android Studio)

Question

Im trying to write a class that saves images on disk.

Inside class I have method public static String saveToSdCard(Bitmap bitmap, String filename) and inside it I try to get a reference to files folder by using File path = new File(getFilesDir(), "myfolder");but I cant because IDE marks it red.

What am I doing wrong ?

Answer 1

You have to call it on the context. Make sure you are in an Activity, or otherwise call it on a context instance, like getActivity().getFilesDir() or context.getFilesDir(), or even view.getContext().getFilesDir().