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How can I convert a file Uri scheme into content Uri scheme?

In android, when you get the uri from the gallery, it's value will be start with content://blahblahblah.blahblah.format, but if you get the uri from your phone's camera, it will be starting with file:///
Below is what I want to do:
private File uriToBitmap(Uri uri, int maxSize) throws FileNotFoundException {
try {
imageStream = getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
Bitmap claimBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(imageStream);
}
In this method I would like to pass a file type uri and use getContentResolver() function, but unfortunately the claimBitmap is a null, does that means the getContentResolver() method doens't accept the file type uri? Please help.

No, file scheme is supported by ContentResolver, if the uri which scheme is not support, this method will throw a FileNotFoundException. Please check the
public final InputStream openInputStream(Uri uri)
throws FileNotFoundException {
String scheme = uri.getScheme();
if (SCHEME_ANDROID_RESOURCE.equals(scheme)) {
// Note: left here to avoid breaking compatibility. May be removed
// with sufficient testing.
OpenResourceIdResult r = getResourceId(uri);
try {
InputStream stream = r.r.openRawResource(r.id);
return stream;
} catch (Resources.NotFoundException ex) {
throw new FileNotFoundException("Resource does not exist: " + uri);
}
} else if (SCHEME_FILE.equals(scheme)) {
// Note: left here to avoid breaking compatibility. May be removed
// with sufficient testing.
return new FileInputStream(uri.getPath());
} else {
AssetFileDescriptor fd = openAssetFileDescriptor(uri, "r", null);
try {
return fd != null ? fd.createInputStream() : null;
} catch (IOException e) {
throw new FileNotFoundException("Unable to create stream");
}
}
}
this is the source code of ContentResolver, hope this can help you

Follow this URL . It will helps you
If you stored as in local drive.
String filePath = null;
Uri _uri = data.getData();
Log.d("","URI = "+_uri);
if(_uri!=null&&"content".equals(_uri.getScheme())){
Cursor cursor=this.getContentResolver().query(_uri,new String[]{android.provider.MediaStore.Images.ImageColumns.DATA},null,null,null);
cursor.moveToFirst();
filePath=cursor.getString(0);
cursor.close();
}else
{
filePath=_uri.getPath();
}

Retrieve file name of content from other apps

I have registered my app to receive files (of any type, not just images) from other apps following this post.
I have implemented the solution that was answered but I cannot find a way to retrieve the "file name" of the data stream.
As an example from an Uri like:
content://downloads/all_downloads/5
I can get the stream out but I don't know anything about the name of the original file generating it.
Is there a way to retrieve it?

In MOST cases this will solve your problem:
Uri intentData = intent.getData();
if (intentData != null) {
String filePath;
if("content".equals(intent.getScheme()))
{
filePath = getFilePathFromContentUri(intentData);
}
else
{
filePath = intentData.getPath();
}
}
private String getFilePathFromContentUri(Uri selectedUri) {
String filePath;
String[] filePathColumn = {MediaColumns.DATA};
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(selectedUri, filePathColumn, null, null, null);
cursor.moveToFirst();
int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(filePathColumn[0]);
filePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
cursor.close();
return filePath;
}

Is there a way to retrieve it?
Generally, no, because there may not be a name, in part because there may not be a file. You may be able to get an InputStream on the contents, but that does not mean that there is a file behind the InputStream.
There may be some specific hacks for some specific providers (e.g., MediaStore) to try to determine the file name associated with some data Uri, though such hacks may not be reliable.

onCreate()
Intent intent1 = getIntent();
String action = intent1.getAction();
String type = intent1.getType();
if (Intent.ACTION_SEND.equals(action) && type != null) {
this.handleSend(intent1);
}
void handleSend(Intent intent) {
try {
Uri imageUri = (Uri) intent.getParcelableExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM);
imageShare.setImageURI(imageUri);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

Get real path from an audio Uri

In my app the user can choose a notification using RingtonePreference. From the latter I'm able to retrieve the Uri of the selected notification, and using the following code to extract the real file name:
private String getUriRealPath(Uri contentUri) {
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
Log.d(TAG, "Getting real path of uri: " + contentUri.toString());
}
String path = null;
final String[] projection = new String [] { MediaStore.Audio.Media.DATA };
final Cursor cursor;
try {
cursor = mContext.getContentResolver().query(contentUri, projection, null, null, null);
if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
int idx = cursor.getColumnIndex(projection[0]);
if (idx != -1) {
path = cursor.getString(idx);
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
Log.d(TAG, "Real path is: " + path);
}
}
else {
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
Log.d(TAG, "Path can't be resolved.");
}
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e(TAG, "getUriRealPath - " + e);
}
return path;
}
However, once the user chooses a notification that was downloaded via a 3-rd party, the above code can't find the real path.
The reason for the extraction is I need the path for playing the notification in a SoundPool object.
I may be over seeing this, but getContentResolver() returns a ContentResolver instance for my application. Should I be using a "global" ContentResolver ?

However, once the user chooses a notification that was downloaded via a 3-rd party, the above code can't find the real path.
You may not have access to the actual file, anyway. First, it may not exist as a file, but only as a stream. Second, it may not be in storage for which you have read access. You can only reliably access this media via the Uri supplied to you.
The reason for the extraction is I need the path for playing the notification in a SoundPool object.
Then you will have to stop using SoundPool and switch to MediaPlayer, AudioTrack, or something else.
Should I be using a "global" ContentResolver ?
There is no "global" ContentResolver.

Refreshing the thumbnail using MediaScanner

When I save an image to new location and then use MediaScanner to refresh the gallery then everything is fine - thumbnails and images are refreshed well.
But when I save an image to EXISTING location and then use MediaScanner - then only 'new' thumbnail isnt refreshed. (even though file is overwritten).
How to solve it?
Here is my code :
File file = new File(SDCARD_PATH, filename);
try {
FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(file);
bmp.compress(format, BEST_IMAGE_QUALITY, out);
}catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
}
//refreshing single file using media scanner, no need to paste

This is a common and well know problem in Android. If you edit a media file, the thumbnail does not seem to update.
I have a fix for this, however, its still a fix and not a clean solution.
My fix is simple, and it basically deletes the stale thumbnail and then uses media scanner to update the thumbnails.
Here're the steps to be followed:
Step 1. Edit the file as you like. Say filename, "myVideoToBeEdited".
Step 2. Once you are done editing, delete its existing thumbnail.
First, get the video id using code like this:
final String[] columns = {
BaseColumns._ID, MediaColumns.DATA
};
ContentResolver cr = context.getContentResolver();
Cursor cursor = cr.query(MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, columns, null, null, null);
boolean cancel = false;
if(null != cursor){
while(cursor.moveToNext() && !cancel){
String fileName = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(MediaColumns.DATA));
int imageId = cursor.getInt(cursor.getColumnIndex(BaseColumns._ID));
if(fileName.equals(myVideoToBeEdited)){
removeVideoThumbnail(getContentResolver(), imageId); // step 3
cancel = true;
}
}
}
There are other ways to get the id, and more optimised ones as well.
Step 3. Delete the thumbnail.
public void removeVideoThumbnail(ContentResolver contentResolver, long photoId) {
Cursor thumbnails = contentResolver.query(android.provider.MediaStore.Video.Thumbnails.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, null, android.provider.MediaStore.Video.Thumbnails.VIDEO_ID + "=?", new String[]{String.valueOf(photoId)}, null);
for (thumbnails.moveToFirst(); !thumbnails.isAfterLast(); thumbnails.moveToNext()) {
long thumbnailId = thumbnails.getLong(thumbnails.getColumnIndex(android.provider.MediaStore.Video.Thumbnails._ID));
String path = thumbnails.getString(thumbnails.getColumnIndex(android.provider.MediaStore.Video.Thumbnails.DATA));
File file = new File(path);
if (file.delete()) {
contentResolver.delete(android.provider.MediaStore.Video.Thumbnails.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, android.provider.MediaStore.Video.Thumbnails._ID + "=?", new String[]{String.valueOf(thumbnailId)});
}
}
}
Or, here's the method to delete image thumbnail
public void removeImageThumbnail(ContentResolver contentResolver, long photoId) {
Cursor thumbnails = contentResolver.query(android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Thumbnails.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, null, android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Thumbnails.IMAGE_ID + "=?", new String[]{String.valueOf(photoId)}, null);
for (thumbnails.moveToFirst(); !thumbnails.isAfterLast(); thumbnails.moveToNext()) {
long thumbnailId = thumbnails.getLong(thumbnails.getColumnIndex(android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Thumbnails._ID));
String path = thumbnails.getString(thumbnails.getColumnIndex(android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Thumbnails.DATA));
File file = new File(path);
if (file.delete()) {
contentResolver.delete(android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Thumbnails.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Thumbnails._ID + "=?", new String[]{String.valueOf(thumbnailId)});
}
}
}
Step 4. And finally use media scanner connection to scan the file so that it updates the thumbnails.
MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(context,
new String[] { myVideoToBeEdited }, null,
new MediaScannerConnection.OnScanCompletedListener() {
public void onScanCompleted(String path, Uri uri) {
// pass the mime type, else passing a null will enable file extension to dictate the mime type
// you are good to go
}
});

Have you tried to remove the "old" picture prior to saving the new one to file system? Like so:
File file = new File(SDCARD_PATH, filename);
try {
// Delete the "old" file.
if (file.exists()) {
file.delete();
}
FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(file);
bmp.compress(format, BEST_IMAGE_QUALITY, out);
}catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
}catch (SecurityException e) {
}

How can I verify image URI is valid in Android?

I am building my own contact picker, because I needed multi-select support. Everything is working fine, except for one small problem with the contact images.
For contacts who don't have images I am showing a "no image" image. This works fine for contacts in the phone's address book. I am having a problem however when it comes to images from my google contacts.
Most of my google contacts do not have photos. However, when i query the Contacts database for photos, it still returns a URI for them of the form of content://com.android.contacts/contacts/657/photo (which is the same format as for contacts who do have a photo.
Then when I try to assign the photo to a QuickContactBadge, using bdg.setImageURI(pic); it sets it to essentially a blank picture, and logs a silent INFO message stating:
INFO/System.out(3968): resolveUri failed on bad bitmap uri:
content://com.android.contacts/contacts/657/photo
I need to know how I can either
a) validate the URI or
b) catch the INFO message above
c) query the imageview/badge to see if it found a valid image
so that i can assign these contacts my "no image" image.
How can I go about doing this?
EDIT 20110812.0044
I have tried adding this to my code as per Laurence's suggestion (which he's since removed):
// rv is my URI variable
if(rv != null) {
Drawable d = Drawable.createFromPath(rv.toString());
if (d == null) rv = null;
}
While the google contacts now get my "no image" image, ... so do all the other contacts, including ones that do in fact have images.

Okay, I figured out how to do this after poking through the ImageView source code. It is actually using the QuickContactBadge's own methods, but if necessary, one could always extract the relevant code from the Badge/ImageView control here.
After setting the QCB's image, I check to see if its drawable is null, instead of trying my own (as per Laurence's suggestion). This works better, because there is actually a whole slew of checking code the ImageView widget uses.
Here is my final code:
bdg.setImageURI(pic);
if(bdg.getDrawable() == null) bdg.setImageResource(R.drawable.contactg);
This works perfectly as I was hoping and expecting.

Just to answer the question on how to check the (data) value in the MediaStore:
ContentResolver cr = getContentResolver();
String[] projection = {MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATA}
Cursor cur = cr.query(Uri.parse(contentUri), projection, null, null, null);
if(cur != null) {
cur.moveToFirst();
String filePath = cur.getString(0);
if (filePath == null || filePath.isEmpty()) {
// data not set
} else if((new File(filePath)).exists()){
// do something if it exists
} else {
// File was not found
// this is binary data
}
} else {
// content Uri was invalid or some other error occurred
}
Inspiration taken from: https://stackoverflow.com/a/7649784/621690 and others.
There is also the column SIZE that might be checked: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/MediaStore.MediaColumns.html#SIZE
It sounds like it should contain 0 if there is no data value. But I wouldn't know what it contains if data is a file path.

It could be that the images are not downloaded. I faced a similar problem with whatsapp images.
One way to go about this could be like below:
InputStream is = null;
try {
is = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(myuri);
}catch (Exception e){
Log.d("TAG", "Exception " + e);
}
if(is==null)
//Assign to "no image"

Based on the code (http://grepcode.com/file/repository.grepcode.com/java/ext/com.google.android/android/1.5_r4/android/widget/ImageView.java) my solution for checking Uri:
public static Uri checkUriExists (Context mContext,Uri mUri) {
Drawable d = null;
if (mUri != null) {
if ("content".equals(mUri.getScheme())) {
try {
d = Drawable.createFromStream(
mContext.getContentResolver().openInputStream(mUri),
null);
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.w("checkUriExists", "Unable to open content: " + mUri, e);
mUri = null;
}
} else {
d = Drawable.createFromPath(mUri.toString());
}
if (d == null) {
// Invalid uri
mUri = null;
}
}
return mUri;
}

I am using this code for Uri that has file:// authority
Uri resimUri = Uri.parse(path_str);
File imgFile = new File(resimUri.getPath());
if (imgFile.exists()) {
// file exists
}else {
// file is not there
}