Image path from URI

Question

I am trying to get an Image file from the gallery:

Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select Picture"),
        GET_IMAGE_FROM_GALLERY);

The message "Selecture Picture" is not shown as a Toast.

And in onActivityResult();

Uri selectedImageUri = data.getData(); //log shows proper URI
String[] projection = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(selectedImageUri,
        projection, null, null, null);
int column_index = cursor
        .getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
cursor.moveToFirst();
String selectedImagePath = cursor.getString(column_index);

cursor.getString(column_index) returns Null.

I am testing it on Nexus 4.

EDIT:

Looks like this is a problem with Android 4.4, I have see other apps failing too.

Convert content:// URI to actual path in Android 4.4

Possible better solid answer: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2789276/android-get-real-path-by-uri-getpath — Robert, Nov 06 '14 at 08:53

score 8 · Answer 1 · edited May 20 '15 at 17:27

8

Use this :

String selectedImagePath = null;
Uri selectedImageUri = data.getData();
Cursor cursor = activity.getContentResolver().query(
    selectedImageUri, null, null, null, null);
if (cursor == null) { 
    selectedImagePath = selectedImageUri.getPath();
} else {
    cursor.moveToFirst();
    int idx = cursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.Images.ImageColumns.DATA);
    selectedImagePath = cursor.getString(idx);
}

edited May 20 '15 at 17:27

Ankan-Zerob

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answered Nov 25 '13 at 07:29

Venkata Krishna

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ive got cursor null exception while using nexus and moto g. – kannan Sep 09 '15 at 09:19
I am getting `Failed to read row 0, column -1 from a CursorWindow which has 1 rows, 6 columns.` error. – Iqbal Jan 27 '16 at 11:17

Image path from URI

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