IllegalArgumentException: column '_data' does not exist

Question

In Nougat, this function is not working.

String path = getRealPathFromURI(this, getIntent().getParcelableExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM));

public String getRealPathFromURI(Context context, Uri contentUri) {
    Cursor cursor = null;
    try {
        String[] proj = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
        cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(contentUri, proj, null, null, null);
        if (cursor == null) return contentUri.getPath();
        int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        return cursor.getString(column_index);
    } finally {
        if (cursor != null) {
            cursor.close();
        }
    }
}

Crash log:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{class path}: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: column '_data' does not exist
   at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2659)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2724)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap12(ActivityThread.java)
   at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1473)
   at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6123)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:867)
   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:757)
Caused by java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: column '_data' does not exist
   at android.database.AbstractCursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(AbstractCursor.java:333)
   at android.database.CursorWrapper.getColumnIndexOrThrow(CursorWrapper.java:87)
   at com.package.SaveImageActivity.getRealPathFromURI()
   at com.package.SaveImageActivity.onCreate()
   at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6672)
   at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1140)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2612)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2724)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap12(ActivityThread.java)
   at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1473)
   at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6123)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:867)
   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:757)

This function is working properly in devices before Android N. I read the article file:// scheme is now not allowed to be attached with Intent on targetSdkVersion 24 (Android Nougat). But couldn't find any solution. So please help.

Answer 1

As per given answer by CommonsWare, the solution code is :

public static String getFilePathFromURI(Context context, Uri contentUri) {
    //copy file and send new file path 
    String fileName = getFileName(contentUri);
    if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(fileName)) {
        File copyFile = new File(TEMP_DIR_PATH + File.separator + fileName);
        copy(context, contentUri, copyFile);
        return copyFile.getAbsolutePath();
    }
    return null;
}

public static String getFileName(Uri uri) {
    if (uri == null) return null;
    String fileName = null;
    String path = uri.getPath();
    int cut = path.lastIndexOf('/');
    if (cut != -1) {
        fileName = path.substring(cut + 1);
    }
    return fileName;
}

public static void copy(Context context, Uri srcUri, File dstFile) {
    try {
        InputStream inputStream = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(srcUri);
        if (inputStream == null) return;
        OutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(dstFile);
        IOUtils.copyStream(inputStream, outputStream);
        inputStream.close();
        outputStream.close();
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

I hope this helps you.

The origin of IOUtils.copy is from this site : https://www.developerfeed.com/copy-bytes-inputstream-outputstream-android/ (May need to change a bit the exception but it works as needed)