Get filepath and filename of selected gallery image in Android
I am creating an app which uploads a selected image from the gallery and uploads it to a web service. The webservice requires the filename of selected image plus a base64 encoding of the file contents. I have managed to achieve this with a hardcoded file path. However, I am struggling to get the real filepath of the image. I have read around the web and have this code, but it does not work for me:
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
Uri selectedImageUri = data.getData();
String[] projection = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
try {
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(selectedImageUri, projection, null, null, null);
cursor.moveToFirst();
int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(projection[0]);
String picturePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
cursor.close();
Log.d("Picture Path", picturePath);
}
catch(Exception e) {
Log.e("Path Error", e.toString());
}
}
}
I get this error:
java.lang.NullPointerException
EDIT
Forgot to mention I am using Kitkat. It looks like my problem is KitKat related. I found this (see below) which helped me get my app working:
Android Gallery on KitKat returns different Uri for Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT
Answer
Add this class in your project
ImageFilePath.java
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.annotation.TargetApi;
import android.content.ContentUris;
import android.content.Context;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.provider.DocumentsContract;
import android.provider.MediaStore;
//import android.provider.<span id="IL_AD11" class="IL_AD">MediaStore</span>;
@SuppressLint("NewApi")
@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT)
public class ImageFilePath {
/**
* Method for return file path of Gallery image
*
* @param context
* @param uri
* @return path of the selected image file from gallery
*/
static String nopath = "Select Video Only";
@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT)
@SuppressLint("NewApi")
public static String getPath(final Context context, final Uri uri) {
// check here to KITKAT or new version
final boolean isKitKat = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT;
// DocumentProvider
if (isKitKat && DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
// ExternalStorageProvider
if (isExternalStorageDocument(uri)) {
final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
final String[] split = docId.split(":");
final String type = split[0];
if ("primary".equalsIgnoreCase(type)) {
return Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/"
+ split[1];
}
}
// DownloadsProvider
else if (isDownloadsDocument(uri)) {
final String id = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
final Uri contentUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(
Uri.parse("content://downloads/public_downloads"),
Long.valueOf(id));
return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, null, null);
}
// MediaProvider
else if (isMediaDocument(uri)) {
final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
final String[] split = docId.split(":");
final String type = split[0];
Uri contentUri = null;
if ("image".equals(type)) {
contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
} else if ("video".equals(type)) {
contentUri = MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
} else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
contentUri = MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
}
final String selection = "_id=?";
final String[] selectionArgs = new String[] { split[1] };
return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, selection,
selectionArgs);
}
}
// MediaStore (and general)
else if ("content".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
// Return the remote address
if (isGooglePhotosUri(uri))
return uri.getLastPathSegment();
return getDataColumn(context, uri, null, null);
}
// File
else if ("file".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
return uri.getPath();
}
return nopath;
}
/**
* Get the value of the data column for this Uri. This is <span id="IL_AD2"
* class="IL_AD">useful</span> for MediaStore Uris, and other file-based
* ContentProviders.
*
* @param context
* The context.
* @param uri
* The Uri to query.
* @param selection
* (Optional) Filter used in the query.
* @param selectionArgs
* (Optional) Selection arguments used in the query.
* @return The value of the _data column, which is typically a file path.
*/
public static String getDataColumn(Context context, Uri uri,
String selection, String[] selectionArgs) {
Cursor cursor = null;
final String column = "_data";
final String[] projection = { column };
try {
cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, projection,
selection, selectionArgs, null);
if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
final int index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(column);
return cursor.getString(index);
}
} finally {
if (cursor != null)
cursor.close();
}
return nopath;
}
/**
* @param uri
* The Uri to check.
* @return Whether the Uri authority is ExternalStorageProvider.
*/
public static boolean isExternalStorageDocument(Uri uri) {
return "com.android.externalstorage.documents".equals(uri
.getAuthority());
}
/**
* @param uri
* The Uri to check.
* @return Whether the Uri authority is DownloadsProvider.
*/
public static boolean isDownloadsDocument(Uri uri) {
return "com.android.providers.downloads.documents".equals(uri
.getAuthority());
}
/**
* @param uri
* The Uri to check.
* @return Whether the Uri authority is MediaProvider.
*/
public static boolean isMediaDocument(Uri uri) {
return "com.android.providers.media.documents".equals(uri
.getAuthority());
}
/**
* @param uri
* The Uri to check.
* @return Whether the Uri authority is Google Photos.
*/
public static boolean isGooglePhotosUri(Uri uri) {
return "com.google.android.apps.photos.content".equals(uri
.getAuthority());
}
}
In your onActivityResult
@Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == PICK_IMAGE_REQUEST && resultCode == RESULT_OK && data != null && data.getData() != null) {
Uri uri = data.getData();
realPath = ImageFilePath.getPath(SignupActivity.this, data.getData());
// realPath = RealPathUtil.getRealPathFromURI_API19(this, data.getData());
Log.i(TAG, "onActivityResult: file path : " + realPath);
try {
Bitmap bitmap = MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(getContentResolver(), uri);
// Log.d(TAG, String.valueOf(bitmap));
ImageView imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.img_profile);
imageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
imageView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
} else {
Toast.makeText(this, "Something Went Wrong", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}