I am trying to get drawable from URL, that points to an image. But problem is, that in android you shouldn't execute network tasks on the main thread. Because of it, I use async/await block, but the error still occurs all the time. Here is the code:
page.Appearing += async(sender, ev3) => { if ( GetToolbar == null ) return; GetToolbar.Subtitle = viewModel?.SubTitle; if ( viewModel == null ) return; if ( viewModel.AvatarUrl.Contains("?") && !viewModel.AvatarUrl.Contains("gravatar") ) viewModel.AvatarUrl = viewModel.AvatarUrl .Substring(0, viewModel.AvatarUrl.IndexOf("?", StringComparison.Ordinal)); //var stream = Context.ContentResolver.OpenInputStream(Android.Net.Uri.Parse(viewModel.AvatarUrl)); await SetLogo(viewModel); }private async Task SetLogo(PublicRepositoryPageViewModel viewModel) { var url = new URL(viewModel.AvatarUrl); var connection = url.OpenConnection(); var stream = connection.InputStream; var logo = await Drawable.CreateFromStreamAsync(stream, viewModel.Title +"_avatar"); GetToolbar.Logo = logo; }
Exactly it occurs on this line:
var stream = connection.InputStream;
If I use OpenInputStream instead of it, then it throws Java.IO.FileNotFoundException: No content provider: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6516107
I have checked Internet permission.
It is Xamarin.Forms Android project
ANSWER:
await Task.Run(async() => { var url = new URL(viewModel.AvatarUrl); var connection = url.OpenConnection(); var stream = connection.InputStream; var logo = await Drawable.CreateFromStreamAsync(stream, viewModel.Title +"_avatar"); Device.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(()=>GetToolbar.Logo = logo); });