How to pass a file path which is in assets folder to File(String path)?

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Android - How to determine the Absolute path for specific file from Assets?

I am trying to pass a file to File(String path) class. Is there a way to find absolute path of the file in assets folder and pass it to File(). I tried file:///android_asset/myfoldername/myfilename as path string but it didnt work. Any idea?