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Retrieve contact image on Android

I am currently working on an Android project where I am attempting to lookup a contact phone number in the device and retrieve the contact information such as contact name and contacts image. Getting the contract name is working fine, however, a null pointer is being thrown when trying to get the photo uri.
Below is the code I am using:
public ContactInformation getContactInfoFromPhoneNumber(String number)
{
ContactInformation contactInformation = new ContactInformation();
if (number == null)
{
return null;
}
number = number.replace(" ", "");
if (number.startsWith("+"))
{
number = number.substring(3);
}
ContentResolver contentResolver = context.getContentResolver();
Uri uri = ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI;
String[] projection = new String[] {ContactsContract.PhoneLookup._ID, ContactsContract.PhoneLookup.DISPLAY_NAME};
String selection = "REPLACE (" + ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER + ", \" \" , \"\" ) LIKE ?";
String[] selectionArgs = { "%" + number };
Cursor cursor = contentResolver.query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs, null);
if (cursor.moveToFirst())
{
contactInformation.contactName = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(ContactsContract.PhoneLookup.DISPLAY_NAME));
contactInformation.photoUri = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.PHOTO_URI));
cursor.close();
return contactInformation;
}
else
{
cursor.close();
return null;
}
}
Update
Below is my updated code based on Itzik Samara's answer.
Below is how I am doing my contact lookup:
public ContactInformation getContactInfoFromPhoneNumber(String number)
{
ContactInformation contactInformation = new ContactInformation();
if (number == null)
{
return null;
}
number = number.replace(" ", "");
if (number.startsWith("+"))
{
number = number.substring(3);
}
ContentResolver contentResolver = context.getContentResolver();
Uri uri = ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI;
String[] projection = new String[] {ContactsContract.PhoneLookup._ID, ContactsContract.PhoneLookup.DISPLAY_NAME};
String selection = "REPLACE (" + ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER + ", \" \" , \"\" ) LIKE ?";
String[] selectionArgs = { "%" + number };
Cursor cursor = contentResolver.query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs, null);
if (cursor.moveToFirst())
{
contactInformation.contactName = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(ContactsContract.PhoneLookup.DISPLAY_NAME));
contactInformation.photoBase64String = getContactPhoto(cursor.getInt(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(ContactsContract.Contacts._ID)));
cursor.close();
return contactInformation;
}
else
{
cursor.close();
return null;
}
}
Below is my getContactPhoto function:
private String getContactPhoto(int contactID)
{
Uri contactUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, contactID);
Uri photoUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(contactUri, ContactsContract.Contacts.Photo.CONTENT_DIRECTORY);
Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(photoUri, new String[]{ContactsContract.Contacts.Photo.PHOTO},
null, null, null);
if (cursor == null)
{
return null;
}
if (cursor.getCount() > 0)
{
while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
byte[] data = cursor.getBlob(0);
String base64String = Base64.encodeToString(data, Base64.DEFAULT);
cursor.close();
return base64String;
}
}
return null;
}
It's failing on the if statement and jumping out of the if straight to return null as if there is nothing in the cursor.

this function works for me :
private byte[] getContactPhoto(Context context,long contact_id) {
Uri contactUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, contact_id);
Uri photoUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(contactUri,ContactsContract.Contacts.Photo.CONTENT_DIRECTORY);
Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(photoUri, new String[]{ContactsContract.Contacts.Photo.PHOTO}, null, null, null);
if(cursor == null)
return null;
try {
if(cursor.getCount() > 0) {
if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
byte[] data = cursor.getBlob(0);
cursor.close();
if (data != null)
return data;
}
}
}
finally {
cursor.close();
}
return null;
}
private void getContacts(Context context) {
ContentResolver cr = context.getContentResolver();
Cursor cursor = cr.query(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI,null,null,null,null);
try {
if (cursor.getCount() > 0) {
while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
long contact_id = cursor.getLong(cursor.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts._ID));
Contact friend = new Contact();
String name= cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME));
String email = getContactEmail(context, contact_id);
if(!name.contains("#") && !email.matches("")) {
friend.setName(name);
friend.setEmail(email);
friend.setImage(getContactPhoto(context, contact_id));
friend.setPhone(getContactMobilePhoneNumber(context, contact_id));
mContacts.add(friend);
}
}
}
}
finally {
cursor.close();
}
}

how to get Real Path from Uri?

I would like to upload file to server. So I use a file chooser. But I have a problem with some application to get the real path from uri. the case if the content is a v
ideo, audio or image or if I can get the path directly i have no problem. the methode imlemented are :
public String getRealAudioPathFromURI(Uri contentUri) {
String[] proj = { MediaStore.Audio.Media.DATA };
//This method was deprecated in API level 11
//Cursor cursor = managedQuery(contentUri, proj, null, null, null);
CursorLoader cursorLoader = new CursorLoader(
this,
contentUri, proj, null, null, null);
Cursor cursor = cursorLoader.loadInBackground();
int column_index =
cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Audio.Media.DATA);
cursor.moveToFirst();
return cursor.getString(column_index);
}
and it is the some for image and video. but my problem is when content is in this forme:
content://com.dataviz.dxtg.documentprovider/document/file%3A%2F%2F%2Fmnt%2Fsdcard%2FDownload%2Arbres.png
I tried the method
private String getFilePathFromContentUri(Uri selectedVideoUri,
ContentResolver contentResolver) {
String filePath;
String[] filePathColumn = {MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATA};
Cursor cursor = contentResolver.query(selectedVideoUri, filePathColumn, null, null, null);
cursor.moveToFirst();
int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(filePathColumn[0]);
filePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
cursor.close();
return filePath;
}
So how to get the real path from URi and if there is an other content type .
to get my real path is given below:
//Uri return from external activity
orgUri = data.getData();
text1.setText("fichier à envoyer " + orgUri.toString() + "\n");
// imagepath = orgUri.toString() ;
//path converted from Uri
//convertedPath = orgUri.getPath();
if(orgUri.toString().contains(IMAGEMEDIA)){
convertedPath = getRealPathFromURI(orgUri);
} else if(orgUri.toString().contains(AUDIOMEDIA)){
convertedPath = getRealAudioPathFromURI(orgUri);
}
else if(orgUri.toString().contains(VIDEOMEDIA)){
convertedPath = getRealvideoPathFromURI(orgUri);
}else {
if(orgUri.toString().contains("content")){
convertedPath = getFilePathFromContentUri(orgUri,
getApplicationContext().getContentResolver());
} else {
convertedPath = orgUri.getPath();
}
}

try this one
Uri selectedFile = data.getData();
String path = selectedFile.getPath();
it works for me.
if it is not than let me inform i have another way too

This works for me...
public static String getPath(final Context context, final Uri uri) {
final boolean isKitKat = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >=
Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT;
Log.i("URI",uri+"");
String result = uri+"";
// DocumentProvider
// if (isKitKat && DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
if (isKitKat && (result.contains("media.documents"))) {
String[] ary = result.split("/");
int length = ary.length;
String imgary = ary[length-1];
final String[] dat = imgary.split("%3A");
final String docId = dat[1];
final String type = dat[0];
Uri contentUri = null;
if ("image".equals(type)) {
contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
} else if ("video".equals(type)) {
} else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
}
final String selection = "_id=?";
final String[] selectionArgs = new String[] {
dat[1]
};
return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, selection, selectionArgs);
}
else
if ("content".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
return getDataColumn(context, uri, null, null);
}
// File
else if ("file".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
return uri.getPath();
}
return null;
}
public static String getDataColumn(Context context, Uri uri, String selection,
String[] selectionArgs) {
Cursor cursor = null;
final String column = "_data";
final String[] projection = {
column
};
try {
cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs,
null);
if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
final int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(column);
return cursor.getString(column_index);
}
} finally {
if (cursor != null)
cursor.close();
}
return null;
}

It is a problem of decode. So the Solution is to add decode to the method. as given below:
private String getFilePathFromContentUri(Uri selectedVideoUri,
ContentResolver contentResolver) throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
String filePath;
String[] filePathColumn = {MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATA};
Cursor cursor = contentResolver.query(selectedVideoUri, filePathColumn, null, null, null);
cursor.moveToFirst();
int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(filePathColumn[0]);
filePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
cursor.close();
String result = java.net.URLDecoder.decode(filePath, "UTF-8");
return result;
}
my onActivityResult:
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if(resultCode == RESULT_OK){
//image.setImageBitmap(null);
//Uri return from external activity
orgUri = data.getData();
text1.setText("fichier à envoyer " + orgUri.toString() + "\n");
// imagepath = orgUri.toString() ;
//path converted from Uri
//convertedPath = orgUri.getPath();
if(orgUri.toString().contains(IMAGEMEDIA)){
convertedPath = getRealPathFromURI(orgUri);
} else if(orgUri.toString().contains(AUDIOMEDIA)){
convertedPath = getRealAudioPathFromURI(orgUri);
}
else if(orgUri.toString().contains(VIDEOMEDIA)){
convertedPath = getRealvideoPathFromURI(orgUri);
}else {
if(orgUri.toString().contains("content")){
try {
convertedPath = getFilePathFromContentUri(orgUri,
getApplicationContext().getContentResolver());
} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
e.printStackTrace(); //To change body of catch statement use File | Settings | File Templates.
}
} else {
convertedPath = orgUri.getPath();
}
}
// text2.setText("Real Path: " + convertedPath + "\n");
imagepath = convertedPath;
uriFromPath = Uri.fromFile(new File(convertedPath));
}
}

Converting android image URI

i am getting below type of uri:
/mnt/sdcard/Pictures/WW/ww_1360248819300.jpg
how to convert above type of URI to below URI:
content://media/external/images/media/12
please help
Thanks

public static Uri getImageContentUri(Context context, File imageFile) {
String filePath = imageFile.getAbsolutePath();
Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(
MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI,
new String[] { MediaStore.Images.Media._ID },
MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA + "=? ",
new String[] { filePath }, null);
if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
int id = cursor.getInt(cursor
.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.MediaColumns._ID));
Uri baseUri = Uri.parse("content://media/external/images/media");
return Uri.withAppendedPath(baseUri, "" + id);
} else {
if (imageFile.exists()) {
ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA, filePath);
return context.getContentResolver().insert(
MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, values);
} else {
return null;
}
}
}

Get contact photo in Android (API 8) using LOOKUP_URI

I'm trying to get a contact image using its lookup URI.
I succeed getting the DISPLAY_NAME using this code:
Cursor c = context.getContentResolver().query(contactLookupUri,
new String[] { ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME }, null,
null, null);
But I didn't find a way to get the photo. The Photo.PHOTO option is not valid for the API I'm using, and trying to get it using an inputStream didn't work as well (perhaps I did something wrong there):
InputStream input = ContactsContract.Contacts
.openContactPhotoInputStream(context.getContentResolver(),
contactUri);
Thanks,
Yoel

Eventually I solved it by getting the contact ID and using an inputStream:
public static Uri getContactLookupUri(String contactLookupKey) {
return Uri.withAppendedPath(
ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI, contactLookupKey);
}
public static Bitmap getContactImage(Context context, String contactLookupKey) {
long contactId;
try {
Uri contactLookupUri = getContactLookupUri(contactLookupKey);
Cursor c = context.getContentResolver().query(contactLookupUri,
new String[] { ContactsContract.Contacts._ID }, null, null,
null);
try {
if (c == null || c.moveToFirst() == false) {
return null;
}
contactId = c.getLong(0);
} finally {
c.close();
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
return null;
}
Uri contactUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(
ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, contactId);
InputStream input = ContactsContract.Contacts
.openContactPhotoInputStream(context.getContentResolver(),
contactUri);
if (input != null) {
return BitmapFactory.decodeStream(input);
} else {
return null;
}
}

The below function return the image uri of your contact_id
/**
* #return the photo URI
*/
public Uri getPhotoUri() {
try {
Cursor cur = this.ctx.getContentResolver().query(
ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI,
null,
ContactsContract.Data.CONTACT_ID + "=" + this.getId() + " AND "
+ ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE + "='"
+ ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Photo.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE + "'", null,
null);
if (cur != null) {
if (!cur.moveToFirst()) {
return null; // no photo
}
} else {
return null; // error in cursor process
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
return null;
}
Uri person = ContentUris.withAppendedId(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_URI, Long
.parseLong(getId()));
return Uri.withAppendedPath(person, ContactsContract.Contacts.Photo.CONTENT_DIRECTORY);
}
Also refer this LINK

How to use "lookupKey" to get Contact Image?

I have lookupkeys for contact, now I want to obtain Contact Images as Bitmap/InputStream using these lookupkeys. Android documentation helps getting Images but with contacts id not lookupkey.
public InputStream openPhoto(long contactId) {
Uri contactUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(Contacts.CONTENT_URI, contactId);
Uri photoUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(contactUri, Contacts.Photo.CONTENT_DIRECTORY);
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(photoUri,
new String[] {Contacts.Photo.PHOTO}, null, null, null);
if (cursor == null) {
return null;
}
try {
if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
byte[] data = cursor.getBlob(0);
if (data != null) {
return new ByteArrayInputStream(data);
}
}
} finally {
cursor.close();
}
return null;
}
Running from pillar to post but no help. Thanks
Edit Dated 04-09-2012
Tried as suggested by #Sreejith Krishnan R but received the following exceptions in logcat
09-04 03:16:26.359: E/AndroidRuntime(24008): java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URI: content://com.android.contacts/contacts/lookup/0r272-382C544E2C562C382C4E582C42.2649i11.1987r6285-382C544E2C562C382C4E582C42.1987r6440-382C544E2C562C382C4E582C42.2829r6475-382C544E2C562C382C4E582C42/photo, calling user: com.xyz, calling package:com.xyz
09-04 03:16:26.359: E/AndroidRuntime(24008): at android.database.DatabaseUtils.readExceptionFromParcel(DatabaseUtils.java:144)
09-04 03:16:26.359: E/AndroidRuntime(24008): at android.database.DatabaseUtils.readExceptionFromParcel(DatabaseUtils.java:114)

[Updated]
Now this can be used since API level 5
public Bitmap getAvatar(Context context, String lookupKey){
Uri uri = getDataUri(context, lookupKey);
if (uri == null){
return null;
}
Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(
uri,
new String[] {ContactsContract.Data.DATA15},
null,
null,
null
);
if (cursor == null){
return null;
}
try{
if (cursor.moveToFirst()){
byte [] bytes = cursor.getBlob(0);
InputStream inputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes);
return BitmapFactory.decodeStream(inputStream);
}
} finally {
cursor.close();
}
return null;
}
public Uri getDataUri(Context context, String lookupKey){
Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(
Uri.withAppendedPath(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI, lookupKey),
new String[] {ContactsContract.Contacts.PHOTO_ID},
null,
null,
null
);
if (cursor == null){
return null;
}
try {
if (cursor.moveToFirst()){
long id = cursor.getLong(0);
/**http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.ContactsColumns.html#PHOTO_ID
* If PHOTO_ID is null, consult PHOTO_URI or PHOTO_THUMBNAIL_URI,
* which is a more generic mechanism for referencing the contact photo,
* especially for contacts returned by non-local directories (see ContactsContract.Directory).
*/
if (id == 0){
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 11){
return null;
}
return getPhotoThumbnailUri(context, lookupKey);
}
return ContentUris.withAppendedId(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI, id);
}
} finally {
cursor.close();
}
return null;
}
//Available only for API level 11+
public Uri getPhotoThumbnailUri(Context context, String lookupKey){
Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(
Uri.withAppendedPath(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_LOOKUP_URI, lookupKey),
new String[] {ContactsContract.Contacts.PHOTO_THUMBNAIL_URI},
null,
null,
null
);
if (cursor == null){
return null;
}
try{
if (cursor.moveToFirst()){
return Uri.parse(cursor.getString(0));
}
} finally {
cursor.close();
}
return null;
}