// Create a child reference// imagesRef now points to "images"varimagesRef:StorageReference? =storageRef.child("images")// Child references can also take paths// spaceRef now points to "images/space.jpg// imagesRef still points to "images"varspaceRef=storageRef.child("images/space.jpg")
// Create a child reference// imagesRef now points to "images"StorageReferenceimagesRef=storageRef.child("images");// Child references can also take paths// spaceRef now points to "images/space.jpg// imagesRef still points to "images"StorageReferencespaceRef=storageRef.child("images/space.jpg");
// parent allows us to move our reference to a parent node// imagesRef now points to 'images'imagesRef=spaceRef.parent// root allows us to move all the way back to the top of our bucket// rootRef now points to the rootvalrootRef=spaceRef.root
// getParent allows us to move our reference to a parent node// imagesRef now points to 'images'imagesRef=spaceRef.getParent();// getRoot allows us to move all the way back to the top of our bucket// rootRef now points to the rootStorageReferencerootRef=spaceRef.getRoot();
// References can be chained together multiple times// earthRef points to 'images/earth.jpg'valearthRef=spaceRef.parent?.child("earth.jpg")// nullRef is null, since the parent of root is nullvalnullRef=spaceRef.root.parent
// References can be chained together multiple times// earthRef points to 'images/earth.jpg'StorageReferenceearthRef=spaceRef.getParent().child("earth.jpg");// nullRef is null, since the parent of root is nullStorageReferencenullRef=spaceRef.getRoot().getParent();
// Reference's path is: "images/space.jpg"// This is analogous to a file path on diskspaceRef.path// Reference's name is the last segment of the full path: "space.jpg"// This is analogous to the file namespaceRef.name// Reference's bucket is the name of the storage bucket that the files are stored inspaceRef.bucket
// Reference's path is: "images/space.jpg"// This is analogous to a file path on diskspaceRef.getPath();// Reference's name is the last segment of the full path: "space.jpg"// This is analogous to the file namespaceRef.getName();// Reference's bucket is the name of the storage bucket that the files are stored inspaceRef.getBucket();
// Points to the root referencestorageRef=storage.reference// Points to "images"imagesRef=storageRef.child("images")// Points to "images/space.jpg"// Note that you can use variables to create child valuesvalfileName="space.jpg"spaceRef=imagesRef.child(fileName)// File path is "images/space.jpg"valpath=spaceRef.path// File name is "space.jpg"valname=spaceRef.name// Points to "images"imagesRef=spaceRef.parent
// Points to the root referencestorageRef=storage.getReference();// Points to "images"imagesRef=storageRef.child("images");// Points to "images/space.jpg"// Note that you can use variables to create child valuesStringfileName="space.jpg";spaceRef=imagesRef.child(fileName);// File path is "images/space.jpg"Stringpath=spaceRef.getPath();// File name is "space.jpg"Stringname=spaceRef.getName();// Points to "images"imagesRef=spaceRef.getParent();
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A reference can either point to a specific file or to a higher level\nnode in the hierarchy.\n\nIf you've used the [Firebase Realtime Database](/docs/database), these paths should\nseem very familiar to you. However, your file data is stored in\nCloud Storage, **not** in the Realtime Database.\n\nCreate a Reference\n\nCreate a reference to upload, download, or delete a file,\nor to get or update its metadata. A reference\ncan be thought of as a pointer to a file in the cloud. References are\nlightweight, so you can create as many as you need. They are also reusable for\nmultiple operations.\n\nCreate a reference using the `FirebaseStorage` singleton instance and\ncalling its `getReference()` method. \n\nKotlin \n\n```kotlin\n// Create a storage reference from our app\nvar storageRef = storage.reference \nhttps://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/391c1646eacf44d2aab3f76bcfa60dfc6c14acf1/storage/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/referencecode/storage/kotlin/StorageActivity.kt#L49-L50\n```\n\nJava \n\n```java\n// Create a storage reference from our app\nStorageReference storageRef = storage.getReference();https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/391c1646eacf44d2aab3f76bcfa60dfc6c14acf1/storage/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/referencecode/storage/StorageActivity.java#L78-L79\n```\n\nNext, you can create a reference to a location lower in the tree,\nsay `\"images/space.jpg\"` by using the `child()` method on an existing reference. \n\nKotlin \n\n```kotlin\n// Create a child reference\n// imagesRef now points to \"images\"\nvar imagesRef: StorageReference? = storageRef.child(\"images\")\n\n// Child references can also take paths\n// spaceRef now points to \"images/space.jpg\n// imagesRef still points to \"images\"\nvar spaceRef = storageRef.child(\"images/space.jpg\")https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/391c1646eacf44d2aab3f76bcfa60dfc6c14acf1/storage/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/referencecode/storage/kotlin/StorageActivity.kt#L54-L61\n```\n\nJava \n\n```java\n// Create a child reference\n// imagesRef now points to \"images\"\nStorageReference imagesRef = storageRef.child(\"images\");\n\n// Child references can also take paths\n// spaceRef now points to \"images/space.jpg\n// imagesRef still points to \"images\"\nStorageReference spaceRef = storageRef.child(\"images/space.jpg\");https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/391c1646eacf44d2aab3f76bcfa60dfc6c14acf1/storage/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/referencecode/storage/StorageActivity.java#L83-L90\n```\n\nNavigate with References\n\nYou can also use the `getParent()` and `getRoot()` methods to navigate up in our\nfile hierarchy. `getParent()` navigates up one level,\nwhile `getRoot()` navigates all the way to the top. \n\nKotlin \n\n```kotlin\n// parent allows us to move our reference to a parent node\n// imagesRef now points to 'images'\nimagesRef = spaceRef.parent\n\n// root allows us to move all the way back to the top of our bucket\n// rootRef now points to the root\nval rootRef = spaceRef.root \nhttps://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/391c1646eacf44d2aab3f76bcfa60dfc6c14acf1/storage/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/referencecode/storage/kotlin/StorageActivity.kt#L67-L73\n```\n\nJava \n\n```java\n// getParent allows us to move our reference to a parent node\n// imagesRef now points to 'images'\nimagesRef = spaceRef.getParent();\n\n// getRoot allows us to move all the way back to the top of our bucket\n// rootRef now points to the root\nStorageReference rootRef = spaceRef.getRoot();https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/391c1646eacf44d2aab3f76bcfa60dfc6c14acf1/storage/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/referencecode/storage/StorageActivity.java#L96-L102\n```\n\n`child()`, `getParent()`, and `getRoot()` can be chained together multiple\ntimes, as each returns a reference. But calling `getRoot().getParent()` returns `null`. \n\nKotlin \n\n```kotlin\n// References can be chained together multiple times\n// earthRef points to 'images/earth.jpg'\nval earthRef = spaceRef.parent?.child(\"earth.jpg\")\n\n// nullRef is null, since the parent of root is null\nval nullRef = spaceRef.root.parent \nhttps://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/391c1646eacf44d2aab3f76bcfa60dfc6c14acf1/storage/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/referencecode/storage/kotlin/StorageActivity.kt#L77-L82\n```\n\nJava \n\n```java\n// References can be chained together multiple times\n// earthRef points to 'images/earth.jpg'\nStorageReference earthRef = spaceRef.getParent().child(\"earth.jpg\");\n\n// nullRef is null, since the parent of root is null\nStorageReference nullRef = spaceRef.getRoot().getParent();https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/391c1646eacf44d2aab3f76bcfa60dfc6c14acf1/storage/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/referencecode/storage/StorageActivity.java#L106-L111\n```\n\nReference Properties\n\nYou can inspect references to better understand the files they point to\nusing the `getPath()`, `getName()`, and `getBucket()` methods. These methods\nget the file's full path, name and bucket. \n\nKotlin \n\n```kotlin\n// Reference's path is: \"images/space.jpg\"\n// This is analogous to a file path on disk\nspaceRef.path\n\n// Reference's name is the last segment of the full path: \"space.jpg\"\n// This is analogous to the file name\nspaceRef.name\n\n// Reference's bucket is the name of the storage bucket that the files are stored in\nspaceRef.bucket \nhttps://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/391c1646eacf44d2aab3f76bcfa60dfc6c14acf1/storage/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/referencecode/storage/kotlin/StorageActivity.kt#L88-L97\n```\n\nJava \n\n```java\n// Reference's path is: \"images/space.jpg\"\n// This is analogous to a file path on disk\nspaceRef.getPath();\n\n// Reference's name is the last segment of the full path: \"space.jpg\"\n// This is analogous to the file name\nspaceRef.getName();\n\n// Reference's bucket is the name of the storage bucket that the files are stored in\nspaceRef.getBucket();https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/391c1646eacf44d2aab3f76bcfa60dfc6c14acf1/storage/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/referencecode/storage/StorageActivity.java#L117-L126\n```\n\nLimitations on References\n\nReference paths and names can contain any sequence of valid Unicode characters,\nbut certain restrictions are imposed including:\n\n1. Total length of reference.fullPath must be between 1 and 1024 bytes when UTF-8 encoded.\n2. No Carriage Return or Line Feed characters.\n3. Avoid using `#`, `[`, `]`, `*`, or `?`, as these do not work well with other tools such as the [Firebase Realtime Database](/docs/database) or [gsutil](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/gsutil).\n\nFull Example \n\nKotlin \n\n```kotlin\n// Points to the root reference\nstorageRef = storage.reference\n\n// Points to \"images\"\nimagesRef = storageRef.child(\"images\")\n\n// Points to \"images/space.jpg\"\n// Note that you can use variables to create child values\nval fileName = \"space.jpg\"\nspaceRef = imagesRef.child(fileName)\n\n// File path is \"images/space.jpg\"\nval path = spaceRef.path\n\n// File name is \"space.jpg\"\nval name = spaceRef.name\n\n// Points to \"images\"\nimagesRef = spaceRef.parent \nhttps://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/391c1646eacf44d2aab3f76bcfa60dfc6c14acf1/storage/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/referencecode/storage/kotlin/StorageActivity.kt#L103-L121\n```\n\nJava \n\n```java\n// Points to the root reference\nstorageRef = storage.getReference();\n\n// Points to \"images\"\nimagesRef = storageRef.child(\"images\");\n\n// Points to \"images/space.jpg\"\n// Note that you can use variables to create child values\nString fileName = \"space.jpg\";\nspaceRef = imagesRef.child(fileName);\n\n// File path is \"images/space.jpg\"\nString path = spaceRef.getPath();\n\n// File name is \"space.jpg\"\nString name = spaceRef.getName();\n\n// Points to \"images\"\nimagesRef = spaceRef.getParent();https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/391c1646eacf44d2aab3f76bcfa60dfc6c14acf1/storage/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/referencecode/storage/StorageActivity.java#L132-L150\n```\n\nNext, let's learn how to\n[upload files](/docs/storage/android/upload-files) to\nCloud Storage."]]