android FileUriExposedException fix view file intent crash with fileprovider approach

android FileUriExposedException fix view file intent crash with fileprovider approach

package com.myapp;

import androidx.core.content.FileProvider;

//(Place anywhere,put same path in manifest relative to package) GenericFileProvider.java
public class GenericFileProvider extends FileProvider {
}

AndroidManifest.xml

  <provider
            android:name=".GenericFileProvider"
            android:authorities="${applicationId}"
            android:exported="false"
            android:grantUriPermissions="true">
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
                android:resource="@xml/provider_paths"/>
  </provider>

FileUtil.java

    public static boolean openFile(Context context, String filepath) {
        Uri uri;
        if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT< Build.VERSION_CODES.N){
            uri = Uri.fromFile(new File(filepath));
        }else {
            uri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(context, BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID, new File(filepath));
        }
        return openUri(context, uri);
    }

    public static boolean openUri(Context context, Uri uri) {
        return openUri(context, getOpenIntent(uri, context.getContentResolver().getType(uri)));
    }

    public static boolean openUri(Context context, Intent intent)
    {
        try {
            context.startActivity(intent);
            return true;
        } catch (Throwable e) {
            Log.d("open file", String.format(Locale.US,
                    "Open uri request failed with error message '%s'",
                    e.getMessage()));
        }

        return false;
    }


    public static Intent getOpenIntent(Uri url, String type) {
        return new Intent( geActionTypeToView(type)).addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION).setDataAndType(url, type);
    }

How to use : Launch intent to view file in other apps

FileUtil.openFile(activity,fileToOpen.getAbsolutePath())

provider_paths.xml

//Put in /app/src/main/res/xml/provider_paths.xml << DELETE THIS LINE

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths>
    <external-path
        name="external"
        path="." />
    <external-files-path
        name="external_files"
        path="." />
    <files-path
        name="files"
        path="." />
</paths>

unresolved reference getActionTypetoView(), how to resolve this error

@J-Srinivasalu use return new Intent( Intent.ACTION_VIEW).addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION).setDataAndType(url, type);