How to add Write to File Permission on Android

Question

I want to write in a file by using the following:

 BufferedWriter buf = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter("test2"));
 buf.write(mytext);
 buf.close();

but i got this message (file test2 read only)

How can i get the write permission?

Answer 1

Have you got this in your AndroidManifest.xml file?

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

Also, this link has everything you need to know about reading and writing files:

http://www.anddev.org/working_with_files-t115.html