Get file path from URI

Question

I have Uri for Image file.

I use this code for gets file path from Uri:

public String getRealPathFromURI(Uri contentUri) {
    Cursor cursor = null;
         


        

Answer 1

A simpler version of the accepted answer that will detect the API level and use the correct method :

@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT)
public static String getFilePath(Context context, Uri uri)
{
    int currentApiVersion;
    try
    {
         currentApiVersion = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
    }
    catch(NumberFormatException e)
    {
        //API 3 will crash if SDK_INT is called
        currentApiVersion = 3;
    }
    if (currentApiVersion >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT)
    {
        String filePath = "";
        String wholeID = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);

        // Split at colon, use second item in the array
        String id = wholeID.split(":")[1];

        String[] column = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};

        // where id is equal to
        String sel = MediaStore.Images.Media._ID + "=?";

        Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI,
                column, sel, new String[]{id}, null);

        int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(column[0]);

        if (cursor.moveToFirst())
        {
            filePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
        }
        cursor.close();
        return filePath;
    }
    else if (currentApiVersion <= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB_MR2 && currentApiVersion >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB)

    {
        String[] proj = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
        String result = null;

        CursorLoader cursorLoader = new CursorLoader(
                context,
                uri, proj, null, null, null);
        Cursor cursor = cursorLoader.loadInBackground();

        if (cursor != null)
        {
            int column_index =
                    cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
            cursor.moveToFirst();
            result = cursor.getString(column_index);
        }
        return result;
    }
    else
    {

        String[] proj = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
        Cursor cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, proj, null, null, null);
        int column_index
                = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        return cursor.getString(column_index);
    }
}