Android - startActivityForResult for getting file's path

Question

I'm writing a simple image viewer for Android. My app have the "Open file from Gallery" button. So, when I've choosed the image from Gallery, it must return the path to file into my app, but it return a strange Uri, which looks like content://media/storage/2ch/30128.

How I can get an absolute file path from this Uri? Here's some code for launching Gallery:

    Intent i = new Intent();
    i.setType("image/*");
    i.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
    startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(i, "Выберите файл"), PICTURE_REQUEST_CODE);

P.S. Excuse for my English

check out http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17546101/get-real-path-for-uri-android but it's a little screwed up since android 4.4. because they added the new document picker and that delivers different URIs... — jpm, Dec 27 '13 at 12:04

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 27 '13 at 12:04

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Use this code

protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {  

   super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data); 
   if (requestCode == RESULT_LOAD_IMAGE && resultCode == RESULT_OK && null != data){

      Uri selectedImage = data.getData();
      String[] filePathColumn = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
      Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(selectedImage,filePathColumn, null, null, null);
      cursor.moveToFirst();
      int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(filePathColumn[0]);
      String picturePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
      cursor.close();
}

answered Dec 27 '13 at 12:04

RajaReddy PolamReddy

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Then select this as answer, by clicking on green select button it will help to others – RajaReddy PolamReddy Dec 27 '13 at 12:12
Sure, I will select it as right answer. I just forgot to do this :) – Helisia Dec 27 '13 at 13:54
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how to make the same with pdf file ? – Muhamed El-Banna Feb 24 '20 at 11:54

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 27 '13 at 12:03

You can also get image using URI :

try this

try {
            Uri selectedImage = selectedImageUri;
            //getContentResolver().notifyChange(selectedImage, null);
            ContentResolver cr = getContentResolver();
            Bitmap bitmap;
            bitmap = android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media
                    .getBitmap(cr, selectedImage);
            rptImage.setImageBitmap(bitmap);

        } catch (Exception e) {
            Toast.makeText(this, "Failed to load", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
                    .show();
            Log.e("Camera", e.toString());
        }

OR simply this :

Try with:

ImageView.setImageUri(Uri.fromFile(new File("/sdcard/cats.jpg")));

Or with:

ImageView.setImageUri(Uri.parse(new File("/sdcard/cats.jpg").toString()));

Thanks for quick reply, but I need to get the file's path for further operations, not only for opening. — Helisia, Dec 27 '13 at 12:05

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 27 '13 at 12:13

try below code

protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == PICK_FROM_FILE && resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {

   Uri mImageCaptureUri = data.getData(); 
   String [] proj       = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
   Cursor cursor        = managedQuery( contentUri, proj, null, null,null);
   if (cursor != null){
        int column_index    = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        String path = cursor.getString(column_index);
   }
}


}

here variable path will return path to your selected image.

Android - startActivityForResult for getting file's path

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