How to get Real Path from Uri?

Hey,

If you had a headache to get the real path for your file like me, don’t worry! I have your medicine :)

Here is how to get real path of the file from Uri via MediaStore:

Markdown:

private String getRealPathFromURI(Context context, Uri contentUri) {
    Cursor cursor = null;
    try {
        String[] proj = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
        cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(contentUri,  proj, null, null, null);
        int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        return cursor.getString(column_index);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        Log.e(TAG, "getRealPathFromURI Exception : " + e.toString());
        return "";
    } finally {
        if (cursor != null) {
            cursor.close();
        }
    }
}

Gist:

 private String getRealPathFromURI(Context context, Uri contentUri) {
    Cursor cursor = null;
    try {
        String[] proj = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
        cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(contentUri,  proj, null, null, null);
        int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        return cursor.getString(column_index);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        Log.e(TAG, "getRealPathFromURI Exception : " + e.toString());
        return "";
    } finally {
        if (cursor != null) {
            cursor.close();
        }
    }
}