when take photo get - java.lang.Throwable: file:// Uri exposed through ClipData.Item.getUri()

Question

The Exception is:

file:// Uri exposed through ClipData.Item.getUri()
java.lang.Throwable: file:// Uri exposed through ClipData.Item.getUri()
    at android.         


        

Answer 1

So, I was actually reading about this, and it seems the correct solution to handle this is the following:

String mCurrentPhotoPath;

private File createImageFile() throws IOException {
    // Create an image file name
    String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
    String imageFileName = "JPEG_" + timeStamp + "_";
    File storageDir = getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
    File image = File.createTempFile(
        imageFileName,  /* prefix */
        ".jpg",         /* suffix */
        storageDir      /* directory */
    );

    // Save a file: path for use with ACTION_VIEW intents
    mCurrentPhotoPath = "file:" + image.getAbsolutePath();
    return image;
}

static final int REQUEST_TAKE_PHOTO = 1;

private void dispatchTakePictureIntent() {
    Intent takePictureIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
    // Ensure that there's a camera activity to handle the intent
    if (takePictureIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
        // Create the File where the photo should go
        File photoFile = null;
        try {
            photoFile = createImageFile();
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            // Error occurred while creating the File
            ...
        }
        // Continue only if the File was successfully created
        if (photoFile != null) {
            Uri photoURI = FileProvider.getUriForFile(this,
                                                  "com.example.android.fileprovider",
                                                  photoFile);
            takePictureIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, photoURI);
            startActivityForResult(takePictureIntent, REQUEST_TAKE_PHOTO);
        }
    }
}

Notice there is a note that google says to create a "content://" file instead of a "file://" based resource.

This is from google:

Note: We are using getUriForFile(Context, String, File) which returns a content:// URI. For more recent apps targeting Android N and higher, passing a file:// URI across a package boundary causes a FileUriExposedException. Therefore, we now present a more generic way of storing images using a FileProvider.

Also, you will need to setup the following: Now, you need to configure the FileProvider. In your app's manifest, add a provider to your application:

   ...
   
        
    
    ...

Note: (Taken from google's site) Make sure that the authorities string matches the second argument to getUriForFile(Context, String, File). In the meta-data section of the provider definition, you can see that the provider expects eligible paths to be configured in a dedicated resource file, res/xml/file_paths.xml. Here is the content required for this particular example:

If you would like more information: read up here https://developer.android.com/training/camera/photobasics.html