How to convert a XFile to File in Flutter

Question

I want to convert an XFile to File to upload the file to Firebase since Firebase only uploads in File format. The code is as follows:

XFile videofile; videofile = file; await FirebaseStorage.instance.ref(imageRef).putFile(videoFile); 

Gives an error saying XFile can't be uploaded to Firebase

Using XFile package from XFile package gives another error saying:

The name 'XFile' is defined in the libraries 'package:cross_file/src/types/interface.dart' and 'package:xfile/src/xfile_core.dart (via package:xfile/xfile.dart)'. Try using 'as prefix' for one of the import directives, or hiding the name from all but one of the imports.

other dependencies in the file are

import 'dart:async'; import 'dart:io'; import 'package:firebase_storage/firebase_storage.dart'; import 'package:firebase_auth/firebase_auth.dart'; import 'package:camera/camera.dart'; import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart'; 

Answer 1

File file = File(videofile.path); 

.toFile() may not work because XFile plugin may conflict with another plugins

Answer 2

To convert your Xfile image to File image to show the image inside the widget you can use:

XFile? selectedImage;  Image.file(File(selectedImage!.path))