Symbolic Link Creation in Android Within an Application's Asset Directory

// static factory method to transfer a file from assets to package files directory
AssetUtils.transferAsset(this, "test.png");

// The file that was transferred
File file = new File(getFilesDir(), "test.png");
// The file that I want as my symlink
File symlink = new File(getFilesDir(), "symlink.png");

// do some dirty reflection to create the symbolic link
try {
    final Class<?> libcore = Class.forName("libcore.io.Libcore");
    final Field fOs = libcore.getDeclaredField("os");
    fOs.setAccessible(true);
    final Object os = fOs.get(null);
    final Method method = os.getClass().getMethod("symlink", String.class, String.class);
    method.invoke(os, file.getAbsolutePath(), symlink.getAbsolutePath());
} catch (Exception e) {
    // TODO handle the exception
}