利用MIME类型根据apk路径自动安装apk之application/vnd.android.package-archive

根据apk路径自动安装apk

    String fileName = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + realshow.apk;
    Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(new File(fileName));
    //设置intent的Action属性
    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
    //设置intent的data和Type属性。
    //自动安装apk
    intent.setDataAndType(Uri, application/vnd.Android.package-archive");
    startActivity(intent);

这里intent.setDataAndType(Uri, application/vnd.Android.package-archive”);中application/vnd.Android.package-archive的作用是什么？从setDataAndType方法的参数类型来看，它应该是一个type，下面具体看一下。

根据文件后缀名获得对应的MIME类型

/**
 * 根据文件后缀名获得对应的MIME类型。
 * @param file
 */ 
private String getMIMEType(File file) {  
    String type="*/*"; 
    String fName = file.getName(); 
    //获取后缀名前的分隔符"."在fName中的位置。 
    int dotIndex = fName.lastIndexOf("."); 
    if(dotIndex < 0){ 
        return type; 
    } 
    /* 获取文件的后缀名*/ 
    String end=fName.substring(dotIndex,fName.length()).toLowerCase(); 
    if(end=="")return type; 
    //在MIME和文件类型的匹配表中找到对应的MIME类型。 
    for(int i=0;i<MIME_MapTable.length;i++){ 
        if(end.equals(MIME_MapTable[i][0])) 
            type = MIME_MapTable[i][1]; 
    }        
    return type; 
}

这边出现了一个MIME_MapTable，从代码看来它似乎表明了与文件类型之间的某种关系，我们接着研究。

MIME_MapTable

什么是MIME

根据百度百科的解释：MIME：全称Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions，多功能Internet 邮件扩充服务。它是一种多用途网际邮件扩充协议，在1992年最早应用于电子邮件系统，但后来也应用到浏览器。MIME类型就是设定某种扩展名的文件用一种应用程序来打开的方式类型，当该扩展名文件被访问的时候，浏览器会自动使用指定应用程序来打开。多用于指定一些客户端自定义的文件名，以及一些媒体文件打开方式。

MIME_MapTable其实是所有文件的后缀名所对应的MIME类型的一个String数组：

private final String[][] MIME_MapTable={ 
            //{后缀名，MIME类型} 
            {".3gp",    "video/3gpp"}, 
            {".apk",    "application/vnd.android.package-archive"}, 
            {".asf",    "video/x-ms-asf"}, 
            {".avi",    "video/x-msvideo"}, 
            {".bin",    "application/octet-stream"}, 
            {".bmp",    "image/bmp"}, 
            {".c",  "text/plain"}, 
            {".class",  "application/octet-stream"}, 
            {".conf",   "text/plain"}, 
            {".cpp",    "text/plain"}, 
            {".doc",    "application/msword"}, 
            {".docx",   "application/vnd.openxmlformatsofficedocument.wordprocessingml.document"}, 
            {".xls",    "application/vnd.ms-excel"},  
            {".xlsx",   "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"}, 
            {".exe",    "application/octet-stream"}, 
            {".gif",    "image/gif"}, 
            {".gtar",   "application/x-gtar"}, 
            {".gz", "application/x-gzip"}, 
            {".h",  "text/plain"}, 
            {".htm",    "text/html"}, 
            {".html",   "text/html"}, 
            {".jar",    "application/java-archive"}, 
            {".java",   "text/plain"}, 
            {".jpeg",   "image/jpeg"}, 
            {".jpg",    "image/jpeg"}, 
            {".js",  "application/x-javascript"}, 
            {".log",    "text/plain"}, 
            {".m3u",    "audio/x-mpegurl"}, 
            {".m4a",    "audio/mp4a-latm"}, 
            {".m4b",    "audio/mp4a-latm"}, 
            {".m4p",    "audio/mp4a-latm"}, 
            {".m4u",    "video/vnd.mpegurl"}, 
            {".m4v",    "video/x-m4v"},  
            {".mov",    "video/quicktime"}, 
            {".mp2",    "audio/x-mpeg"}, 
            {".mp3",    "audio/x-mpeg"}, 
            {".mp4",    "video/mp4"}, 
            {".mpc",    "application/vnd.mpohun.certificate"},        
            {".mpe",    "video/mpeg"},   
            {".mpeg",   "video/mpeg"},   
            {".mpg",    "video/mpeg"},   
            {".mpg4",   "video/mp4"},    
            {".mpga",   "audio/mpeg"}, 
            {".msg",    "application/vnd.ms-outlook"}, 
            {".ogg",    "audio/ogg"}, 
            {".pdf",    "application/pdf"}, 
            {".png",    "image/png"}, 
            {".pps",    "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint"}, 
            {".ppt",    "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint"}, 
            {".pptx",   "application/vnd.openxmlformatsofficedocument.presentationml.presentation"}, 
            {".prop",   "text/plain"}, 
            {".rc", "text/plain"}, 
            {".rmvb",   "audio/x-pn-realaudio"}, 
            {".rtf",    "application/rtf"}, 
            {".sh", "text/plain"}, 
            {".tar",    "application/x-tar"},    
            {".tgz",    "application/x-compressed"},  
            {".txt",    "text/plain"}, 
            {".wav",    "audio/x-wav"}, 
            {".wma",    "audio/x-ms-wma"}, 
            {".wmv",    "audio/x-ms-wmv"}, 
            {".wps",    "application/vnd.ms-works"}, 
            {".xml",    "text/plain"}, 
            {".z",  "application/x-compress"}, 
            {".zip",    "application/x-zip-compressed"}, 
            {"",        "*/*"}   
        }; 

从列表中可以看出，application/vnd.android.package-archive其实表示的是”.apk”，所以

    intent.setDataAndType(Uri, application/vnd.Android.package-archive");
    startActivity(intent);

其实是通过合适的方式打开了一个”.apk”类型的文件——自动安装了这个apk。