How to create a android.net.Uri from a java.net.URL?

Question

I would like to use intent.setData(Uri uri) to pass data obtained from a URL. In order to do this, I need to be able to create a Uri from a URL (or from a byte

Answer 1

Use URL.toURI() (Android doc) method.

Example:

URL url = new URL("http://www.google.com"); //Some instantiated URL object
URI uri = url.toURI();

Make sure to handle relevant exception, such as URISyntaxException.