Convert String to Uri

Question

How can I convert a String to a Uri in Java (Android)? i.e.:

String myUrl = \"http://stackoverflow.com\";

myUri = ???;

Answer 1

If you are using Kotlin and Kotlin android extensions, then there is a beautiful way of doing this.

val uri = myUriString.toUri()

To add Kotlin extensions (KTX) to your project add the following to your app module's build.gradle

  repositories {
    google()
}

dependencies {
    implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.0.0-rc01'
}