android - URI from Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT into File

Question

1. Launch photo picker using Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT
2. Retrieve URI of selected item

3. Retrieve PATH of URI so that I can POST it to my webserver

   Code to launch browse

   Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
   intent.setType("image/*");
   startActivityForResult(intent, BROWSE_IMAGE_REQUEST_CODE);
   

   Code to retrieve selected image

   if (RESULT_OK == resultCode &&
                BROWSE_IMAGE_REQUEST_CODE == requestCode) {
   Uri uri = data.getData();
   

   Code to send to the webserver

   File file = new File(uri.getPath());
   new FileSystemResourceFile(file);
   

I am currently able to retrieve the PATH from the URI no prob /external/images/media/24 but for some weird reason file is always null, help please?

Answer 1

I've done this method to convert Uri from Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT to real path:

public static String getRealPathFromUri(Activity activity, Uri contentUri) {
    String[] proj = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
    Cursor cursor = activity.managedQuery(contentUri, proj, null, null, null);
    int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
    cursor.moveToFirst();
    return cursor.getString(column_index);
}

Which in turn converted into File:

Uri filePathFromActivity = (Uri) extras.get(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM);
filePathFromActivity = Uri.parse(FileUtil.getRealPathFromUri( (Activity) IntentActivity.this, filePathFromActivity));
File imageFile = new File(filePathFromActivity.getPath());