Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.content.ContentValues; import android.content.Context; import android.database.Cursor; import android.net.Uri; import android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media; import java.io.File; public class Main { public static Uri pathToContentUri(Context context, String imagePath) { Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, new String[] { "_id" }, "_data=? ", new String[] { imagePath }, null); if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) { int imageFile1 = cursor.getInt(cursor.getColumnIndex("_id")); Uri values1 = Uri.parse("content://media/external/images/media"); return Uri.withAppendedPath(values1, "" + imageFile1); } else { File imageFile = new File(imagePath); if (imageFile.exists()) { ContentValues values = new ContentValues(); values.put("_data", imagePath); Uri baseUri = Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI; return context.getContentResolver().insert(baseUri, values); } else { return null; } } } }