Converting of Uri to String

android string uri
NewDroidDev picture NewDroidDev · Jun 28, 2013 · Viewed 112.3k times · Source

Is it possible to convert an Uri to String and vice versa? Because I want to get the the Uri converted into String to pass into another activity via intent.putextra() and if it's not possible can anyone suggest me a way how to pass selected Uri into another activity?

Answer

Rico Harisin picture Rico Harisin · Jun 28, 2013

Uri to String

Uri uri;
String stringUri;
stringUri = uri.toString();

String to Uri

Uri uri;
String stringUri;
uri = Uri.parse(stringUri);

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