Android get Gallery image Uri path

Question

In an Activity, I can choose an image from the Gallery, and I need its Uri path (in the log, the Uri path for my test image is /content:/media/external/images/media/1).

I'm getting this error though:

08-04 02:14:21.912: DEBUG/PHOTOUPLOADER(576): java.io.FileNotFoundException: /content:/media/external/images/media/1 (No such file or directory)
08-04 02:14:32.124: WARN/System.err(576): java.io.FileNotFoundException: /content:/media/external/images/media/1 (No such file or directory)

Is this the correct format of a file path? Or should I make it to be something like sdcard\...\image.png?

to anyone who may also have this problem: you do need a absolute path of your file. I'll post the method above you can use to convert this uri to path — Allan Jiang, Aug 04 '11 at 08:22
I meant, post it as an answer. Since it answers the question so other people see it as answered. — trgraglia, Aug 09 '11 at 06:28

score 44 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 09 '14 at 12:32

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public String getPath(Uri uri) {
    String[] projection = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
    Cursor cursor = managedQuery(uri, projection, null, null, null);
    startManagingCursor(cursor);
    int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
    cursor.moveToFirst();
    return cursor.getString(column_index);
}

edited Oct 09 '14 at 12:32

Arslan Ali

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answered Oct 11 '11 at 13:14

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For anyone else who gets here, note that managedQuery is a method of an activity, so you may need to provide an activity. – bugfixr Feb 29 '12 at 13:55
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A second note is that the cursor should be closed `cursor.close()` – bugfixr Feb 29 '12 at 13:56
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from the docs: Warning: Do not call Cursor.close() on a cursor obtained using this method, because the activity will do that for you at the appropriate time. – Keith Mar 26 '12 at 21:25
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I would like to mention that `managedQuery` is now deprecated. If somebody developes the app for Android API 4 and higher, add support library v4 and use this code: `CursorLoader loader = new CursorLoader(context, uri, projection, null, null, null); Cursor cursor = loader.loadInBackground();` instead of `Cursor cursor = managedQuery(uri, projection, null, null, null);` – lomza Jun 12 '12 at 12:05
cursorloader target api 11 (at least for me) – D4rWiNS Aug 09 '13 at 07:20
crash when you pick an old picture from "Photos" – desgraci Mar 12 '14 at 22:35
I get the absolute uri but when I check the file.length() it's 0. Someone has one idea why? – FlavienBert Mar 17 '14 at 21:28
not compatible with all sdks , try my answer ... its full . – mhdjazmati Feb 17 '17 at 20:29
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`MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA` is also deprecated, this method will no longer work – Kyle R Aug 26 '20 at 00:35

Saket · Answer 2 · 2019-08-15T02:19:55.210

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val inputStream = context.contentResolver.openInputStream(uri)

is all you need.

edited Aug 15 '19 at 02:19

answered Aug 22 '17 at 03:51

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How on earth this answer hasn't got any up votes yet? This is EXACTLY ALL WHAT WE NEED. Thank you Sir! – Woland Sep 10 '17 at 17:27
This is too easy. Does it only work for certain SDK versions or something? – Big McLargeHuge Apr 18 '19 at 13:31
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@DavidKennedy `ContentResolver#openInputStream()` was added in API level 1 so don't think so – Saket Apr 19 '19 at 18:38
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great, but how do i get path from this InputStream? – whereismaxmax Mar 31 '20 at 12:46
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@whereismaxmax you don't, the idea is to abstract away file paths – Saket Jun 16 '20 at 20:01

score 8 · Answer 3 · answered May 16 '16 at 13:35

this works for all SDK's Versions :

/**
 * Get a file path from a Uri. This will get the the path for Storage Access
 * Framework Documents, as well as the _data field for the MediaStore and
 * other file-based ContentProviders.
 *
 * @param context The context.
 * @param uri The Uri to query.
 * @author paulburke
 */
public static String getPath(final Context context, final Uri uri) {

    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];
            }

            // TODO handle non-primary volumes
        }
        // 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 null;
}

/**
 * Get the value of the data column for this Uri. This is useful 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 null;
}


/**
 * @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());
}

taken from here : https://github.com/iPaulPro/aFileChooser/blob/master/aFileChooser/src/com/ipaulpro/afilechooser/utils/FileUtils.java

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 21 '14 at 12:51

try {

                 // open a URL connection to the Servlet
               FileInputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(sourceFile);
               URL url = new URL(upLoadServerUri);

               // Open a HTTP  connection to  the URL
               conn = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
               conn.setDoInput(true); // Allow Inputs
               conn.setDoOutput(true); // Allow Outputs
               conn.setUseCaches(false); // Don't use a Cached Copy
               conn.setRequestMethod("POST");
               conn.setRequestProperty("Connection", "Keep-Alive");
               conn.setRequestProperty("ENCTYPE", "multipart/form-data");
               conn.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "multipart/form-data;boundary=" + boundary);
               conn.setRequestProperty("uploaded_file", fileName);

               dos = new DataOutputStream(conn.getOutputStream());

               dos.writeBytes(twoHyphens + boundary + lineEnd);
               dos.writeBytes("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=uploaded_file;filename="+ fileName + "" + lineEnd);

               dos.writeBytes(lineEnd);

               // create a buffer of  maximum size
               bytesAvailable = fileInputStream.available();

               bufferSize = Math.min(bytesAvailable, maxBufferSize);
               buffer = new byte[bufferSize];

               // read file and write it into form...
               bytesRead = fileInputStream.read(buffer, 0, bufferSize); 

               while (bytesRead > 0) {

                 dos.write(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
                 bytesAvailable = fileInputStream.available();
                 bufferSize = Math.min(bytesAvailable, maxBufferSize);
                 bytesRead = fileInputStream.read(buffer, 0, bufferSize); 

                }

               // send multipart form data necesssary after file data...
               dos.writeBytes(lineEnd);
               dos.writeBytes(twoHyphens + boundary + twoHyphens + lineEnd);

               // Responses from the server (code and message)
               serverResponseCode = conn.getResponseCode();
               String serverResponseMessage = conn.getResponseMessage();

               Log.i("uploadFile", "HTTP Response is : "
                       + serverResponseMessage + ": " + serverResponseCode);

               if(serverResponseCode == 200){

                   runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                        public void run() {

                            String msg = "File Upload Completed.\n\n See uploaded file here : \n\n"
                                          +" http://www.androidtrainer.netne.net.com/uploads/"
                                          +uploadFileName;

                            messageText.setText(msg);
                            Toast.makeText(UploadToServer.this, "File Upload Complete.",
                                         Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        }
                    });               
               }   

               //close the streams //
               fileInputStream.close();
               dos.flush();
               dos.close();

          } catch (MalformedURLException ex) {

              dialog.dismiss(); 
              ex.printStackTrace();

              runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                  public void run() {
                      messageText.setText("MalformedURLException Exception : check script url.");
                      Toast.makeText(UploadToServer.this, "MalformedURLException",
                                                          Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                  }
              });

              Log.e("Upload file to server", "error: " + ex.getMessage(), ex); 
          } catch (Exception e) {

              dialog.dismiss(); 
              e.printStackTrace();

              runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                  public void run() {
                      messageText.setText("Got Exception : see logcat ");

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