Convert a file path to Uri in Android

Question

I have an app where I capture a video using the camera  I can get the video s file path  but I need it as a Uri   The file path I m getting    storage emulated 0 DCIM Camera 20141219 133139 mp4   What I need is like this   content  media external video media 18576    This is my code   protected void onActivityResult int requestCode  int resultCode  Intent data               if the result is capturing Image           if  requestCode    CAMERA CAPTURE VIDEO REQUEST CODE                if  resultCode    RESULT OK                       video successfully recorded                    preview the recorded video                    selectedImageUri   data getData                       Uri selectedImage   data getData                    previewVideo                     tv1 setText String valueOf  fileUri getPath                       String bedroom String valueOf  fileUri getPath                      Intent i   new Intent                    i putExtra bhk1 BEDROOM2  bedroom                   setResult RESULT OK i                    btnRecordVideo setText  ReTake Video                   else if  resultCode    RESULT CANCELED                       user cancelled recording                 Toast makeText getApplicationContext                             User cancelled video recording   Toast LENGTH SHORT                           show                  else                      failed to record video                 Toast makeText getApplicationContext                             Sorry  Failed to record video   Toast LENGTH SHORT                           show                                    I need a Uri from the String variable bedroom

User · Answer

Normal answer for this question if you really want to get something like content//media/external/video/media/18576 (e.g. for your video mp4 absolute path) and not just file///storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/20141219_133139.mp4:

MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(this,
          new String[] { file.getAbsolutePath() }, null,
          new MediaScannerConnection.OnScanCompletedListener() {
      public void onScanCompleted(String path, Uri uri) {
          Log.i("onScanCompleted", uri.getPath());
      }
 });

Accepted answer is wrong (cause it will not return content//media/external/video/media/*)

Uri.fromFile(file).toString() only returns something like file///storage/emulated/0/* which is a simple absolute path of a file on the sdcard but with file// prefix (scheme)

You can also get content uri using MediaStore database of Android

TEST (what returns Uri.fromFile and what returns MediaScannerConnection):

File videoFile = new File("/storage/emulated/0/video.mp4");

Log.i(TAG, Uri.fromFile(videoFile).toString());

MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(this, new String[] { videoFile.getAbsolutePath() }, null,
        (path, uri) -> Log.i(TAG, uri.toString()));

Output:

I/Test: file:///storage/emulated/0/video.mp4

I/Test: content://media/external/video/media/268927

User · Answer

Below code works fine before 18 API  -  public String getRealPathFromURI Uri contentUri                can post image         String    proj  MediaStore Images Media DATA           Cursor cursor   managedQuery  contentUri                          proj     Which columns to return                         null           WHERE clause  which rows to return  all rows                          null           WHERE clause selection arguments  none                          null      Order-by clause  ascending by name          int column index   cursor getColumnIndexOrThrow MediaStore Images Media DATA           cursor moveToFirst             return cursor getString column index       below code use on kitkat  -  public static String getPath final Context context  final Uri uri         final boolean isKitKat   Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   Build VERSION CODES KITKAT          DocumentProvider     if  isKitKat  amp  amp  DocumentsContract isDocumentUri context  uri                ExternalStorageProvider         if  isExternalStorageDocument uri                 final String docId   DocumentsContract getDocumentId uri               final String   split   docId split                   final String type   split 0                if   primary  equalsIgnoreCase type                     return Environment getExternalStorageDirectory           split 1                                 TODO handle non-primary volumes                      DownloadsProvider         else if  isDownloadsDocument uri                  final String id   DocumentsContract getDocumentId uri               final Uri contentUri   ContentUris withAppendedId                      Uri parse  content   downloads public downloads    Long valueOf id                 return getDataColumn context  contentUri  null  null                        MediaProvider         else if  isMediaDocument uri                 final String docId   DocumentsContract getDocumentId uri               final String   split   docId split                   final String type   split 0                Uri contentUri   null              if   image  equals type                     contentUri   MediaStore Images Media EXTERNAL CONTENT URI                else if   video  equals type                     contentUri   MediaStore Video Media EXTERNAL CONTENT URI                else if   audio  equals type                     contentUri   MediaStore Audio Media EXTERNAL CONTENT URI                             final String selection     id                 final String   selectionArgs   new String                         split 1                              return getDataColumn context  contentUri  selection  selectionArgs                          MediaStore  and general      else if   content  equalsIgnoreCase uri getScheme               return getDataColumn context  uri  null  null                File     else if   file  equalsIgnoreCase uri getScheme               return uri getPath               return null            Get the value of the data column for this Uri  This is useful for    MediaStore Uris  and other file-based ContentProviders         param context The context      param uri The Uri to query      param selection  Optional  Filter used in the query      param selectionArgs  Optional  Selection arguments used in the query      return The value of the  data column  which is typically a file path      public static String getDataColumn Context context  Uri uri  String selection          String   selectionArgs         Cursor cursor   null      final String column     data       final String   projection                 column             try           cursor   context getContentResolver   query uri  projection  selection  selectionArgs                  null           if  cursor    null  amp  amp  cursor moveToFirst                  final int column index   cursor getColumnIndexOrThrow column               return cursor getString column index                   finally           if  cursor    null              cursor close              return null              param uri The Uri to check      return Whether the Uri authority is ExternalStorageProvider      public static boolean isExternalStorageDocument Uri uri        return  com android externalstorage documents  equals uri getAuthority                param uri The Uri to check      return Whether the Uri authority is DownloadsProvider      public static boolean isDownloadsDocument Uri uri        return  com android providers downloads documents  equals uri getAuthority                param uri The Uri to check      return Whether the Uri authority is MediaProvider      public static boolean isMediaDocument Uri uri        return  com android providers media documents  equals uri getAuthority         see below link for more info -  https   github com iPaulPro aFileChooser blob master aFileChooser src com ipaulpro afilechooser utils FileUtils java

User · Answer

Please try the following code      Uri fromFile new File   sdcard sample jpg

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