Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import android.content.ContentResolver; import android.content.Context; import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.BitmapFactory; import android.net.Uri; import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream; import java.io.FileNotFoundException; import java.io.InputStream; public class Main { /** * Convert an image to a byte array * @param uri * @param context * @return */ public static byte[] convertImageToByte(Uri uri, Context context) { byte[] data = null; try { ContentResolver cr = context.getContentResolver(); InputStream inputStream = cr.openInputStream(uri); Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(inputStream); ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, baos); data = baos.toByteArray(); if (inputStream != null) { try { inputStream.close(); } catch (Exception e2) { } } if (baos != null) { try { baos.close(); } catch (Exception e2) { } } } catch (FileNotFoundException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return data; } }