Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import android.content.Context; import android.database.Cursor; import android.net.Uri; import android.provider.OpenableColumns; public class Main { /** * Get a uri's user-friendly display name * * @param context the application context * @param uri the uri to query * * @return a user-friendly display name */ public static String getUriDisplayName(Context context, Uri uri) { String displayName = null; String scheme = uri.getScheme(); if (scheme.startsWith("content")) { String[] proj = { OpenableColumns.DISPLAY_NAME }; Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, proj, null, null, null); if (cursor != null) { int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(OpenableColumns.DISPLAY_NAME); cursor.moveToFirst(); displayName = cursor.getString(columnIndex); cursor.close(); } } else if (scheme.startsWith("file")) { displayName = uri.getLastPathSegment(); } return displayName; } }