Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.app.Activity; import android.database.Cursor; import android.net.Uri; import android.provider.MediaStore; public class Main { public static String getAbsoluteImagePath(Activity context, Uri uri) { String imagePath = ""; String[] proj = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA }; Cursor cursor = context.managedQuery(uri, 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) if (cursor != null) { int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA); if (cursor.getCount() > 0 && cursor.moveToFirst()) { imagePath = cursor.getString(column_index); } } return imagePath; } }