Android Question What does the FileProvider "name" parameter do?

[JohnC]

In several fileprovider examples, I see the below code for the manifest:

CreateResource(xml, provider_paths,
   <external-path name="name" path="shared" />
)

I understand that the "shared" is the name of the sub-directory that the files are in and this can even be set to "" (null) to specify the root directory.

But what does the "name" parameter do?

 

[DonManfred]

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/FileProvider

 

[JohnC]

Thank you.