Obtain the real path (System path) of a content uri. - Android Network

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Description

Obtain the real path (System path) of a content uri.

Demo Code


//package com.java2s;

import android.content.Context;
import android.database.Cursor;

import android.net.Uri;

import android.provider.MediaStore;

public class Main {
    /**//from   ww w .j  a v  a 2s .c  o  m
     * Obtain the real path (System path) of a content uri.
     *
     * @param ctx The context.
     * @param contentUri The URI and content.
     * @return The absolute path of the content's file pointer.
     */
    public static String getRealPathFromUri(Context ctx, Uri contentUri) {// can post image
        String proj[] = new String[] { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
        Cursor cursor = ctx.getContentResolver().query(contentUri, proj, // Which columns to return
                null, // WHERE clause; which rows to return (all rows)
                null, // WHERE clause selection arguments (none)
                null); // Order-by clause (ascending by name)

        int column_index = cursor
                .getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        String path = cursor.getString(column_index);
        return path;
    }
}

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