How to get the Full file path from URI
Solution 1:
The PathUtil method will be only working in below oreo and if it is oreo than it is likely to crash because in oreo we will not get the id but the entire path in data.getData() so all u need to do is create a file from uri and get its path from getPath() and split it.below is the working code:-
Uri uri = data.getData();
File file = new File(uri.getPath());//create path from uri
final String[] split = file.getPath().split(":");//split the path.
filePath = split[1];//assign it to a string(your choice).
The above code will work in oreo and if it is below oreo than PathUtil will work.Thanks!
String filePath=PathUtil.getPath(context,yourURI);
PathUtil.java
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.content.ContentUris;
import android.content.Context;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.provider.DocumentsContract;
import android.provider.MediaStore;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;
/**
* Created by Aki on 1/7/2017.
*/
public class PathUtil {
/*
* Gets the file path of the given Uri.
*/
@SuppressLint("NewApi")
public static String getPath(Context context, Uri uri) throws URISyntaxException {
final boolean needToCheckUri = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 19;
String selection = null;
String[] selectionArgs = null;
// Uri is different in versions after KITKAT (Android 4.4), we need to
// deal with different Uris.
if (needToCheckUri && DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context.getApplicationContext(), uri)) {
if (isExternalStorageDocument(uri)) {
final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
final String[] split = docId.split(":");
return Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/" + split[1];
} else if (isDownloadsDocument(uri)) {
final String id = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
uri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(
Uri.parse("content://downloads/public_downloads"), Long.valueOf(id));
} else if (isMediaDocument(uri)) {
final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
final String[] split = docId.split(":");
final String type = split[0];
if ("image".equals(type)) {
uri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
} else if ("video".equals(type)) {
uri = MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
} else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
uri = MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
}
selection = "_id=?";
selectionArgs = new String[]{ split[1] };
}
}
if ("content".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
String[] projection = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
Cursor cursor = null;
try {
cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs, null);
int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
return cursor.getString(column_index);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
}
} else if ("file".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
return uri.getPath();
}
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());
}
}
Solution 2:
one of the answers that exist on the current page (this), is correct but it has some mistakes. for example, it won't work on devices with API 29+. I'll update the above code and post its new version. I think this post should be marked as the final answer.
You can download the code from my GitHub repo too:
GitHub Repository
You can fork me to update the code.
Updated code: (Added WhatsApp support)
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.content.ContentUris;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.provider.DocumentsContract;
import android.provider.MediaStore;
import android.provider.OpenableColumns;
import android.text.TextUtils;
import android.util.Log;
import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap;
import android.widget.Toast;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
public class FileUtils {
private static Uri contentUri = null;
Context context;
public FileUtils( Context context) {
this.context=context;
}
@SuppressLint("NewApi")
public static String getPath( final Uri uri) {
// check here to KITKAT or new version
final boolean isKitKat = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT;
String selection = null;
String[] selectionArgs = null;
// DocumentProvider
if (isKitKat ) {
// ExternalStorageProvider
if (isExternalStorageDocument(uri)) {
final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
final String[] split = docId.split(":");
final String type = split[0];
String fullPath = getPathFromExtSD(split);
if (fullPath != "") {
return fullPath;
} else {
return null;
}
}
// DownloadsProvider
if (isDownloadsDocument(uri)) {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
final String id;
Cursor cursor = null;
try {
cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, new String[]{MediaStore.MediaColumns.DISPLAY_NAME}, null, null, null);
if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
String fileName = cursor.getString(0);
String path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString() + "/Download/" + fileName;
if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(path)) {
return path;
}
}
}
finally {
if (cursor != null)
cursor.close();
}
id = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(id)) {
if (id.startsWith("raw:")) {
return id.replaceFirst("raw:", "");
}
String[] contentUriPrefixesToTry = new String[]{
"content://downloads/public_downloads",
"content://downloads/my_downloads"
};
for (String contentUriPrefix : contentUriPrefixesToTry) {
try {
final Uri contentUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(Uri.parse(contentUriPrefix), Long.valueOf(id));
return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, null, null);
} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
//In Android 8 and Android P the id is not a number
return uri.getPath().replaceFirst("^/document/raw:", "").replaceFirst("^raw:", "");
}
}
}
}
else {
final String id = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
if (id.startsWith("raw:")) {
return id.replaceFirst("raw:", "");
}
try {
contentUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(
Uri.parse("content://downloads/public_downloads"), Long.valueOf(id));
}
catch (NumberFormatException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
if (contentUri != null) {
return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, null, null);
}
}
}
// MediaProvider
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;
}
selection = "_id=?";
selectionArgs = new String[]{split[1]};
return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, selection,
selectionArgs);
}
if (isGoogleDriveUri(uri)) {
return getDriveFilePath(uri);
}
if(isWhatsAppFile(uri)){
return getFilePathForWhatsApp(uri);
}
if ("content".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
if (isGooglePhotosUri(uri)) {
return uri.getLastPathSegment();
}
if (isGoogleDriveUri(uri)) {
return getDriveFilePath(uri);
}
if( Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q)
{
// return getFilePathFromURI(context,uri);
return copyFileToInternalStorage(uri,"userfiles");
// return getRealPathFromURI(context,uri);
}
else
{
return getDataColumn(context, uri, null, null);
}
}
if ("file".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
return uri.getPath();
}
}
else {
if(isWhatsAppFile(uri)){
return getFilePathForWhatsApp(uri);
}
if ("content".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
String[] projection = {
MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA
};
Cursor cursor = null;
try {
cursor = context.getContentResolver()
.query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs, null);
int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
return cursor.getString(column_index);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
return null;
}
private boolean fileExists(String filePath) {
File file = new File(filePath);
return file.exists();
}
private String getPathFromExtSD(String[] pathData) {
final String type = pathData[0];
final String relativePath = "/" + pathData[1];
String fullPath = "";
// on my Sony devices (4.4.4 & 5.1.1), `type` is a dynamic string
// something like "71F8-2C0A", some kind of unique id per storage
// don't know any API that can get the root path of that storage based on its id.
//
// so no "primary" type, but let the check here for other devices
if ("primary".equalsIgnoreCase(type)) {
fullPath = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + relativePath;
if (fileExists(fullPath)) {
return fullPath;
}
}
// Environment.isExternalStorageRemovable() is `true` for external and internal storage
// so we cannot relay on it.
//
// instead, for each possible path, check if file exists
// we'll start with secondary storage as this could be our (physically) removable sd card
fullPath = System.getenv("SECONDARY_STORAGE") + relativePath;
if (fileExists(fullPath)) {
return fullPath;
}
fullPath = System.getenv("EXTERNAL_STORAGE") + relativePath;
if (fileExists(fullPath)) {
return fullPath;
}
return fullPath;
}
private String getDriveFilePath(Uri uri) {
Uri returnUri = uri;
Cursor returnCursor = context.getContentResolver().query(returnUri, null, null, null, null);
/*
* Get the column indexes of the data in the Cursor,
* * move to the first row in the Cursor, get the data,
* * and display it.
* */
int nameIndex = returnCursor.getColumnIndex(OpenableColumns.DISPLAY_NAME);
int sizeIndex = returnCursor.getColumnIndex(OpenableColumns.SIZE);
returnCursor.moveToFirst();
String name = (returnCursor.getString(nameIndex));
String size = (Long.toString(returnCursor.getLong(sizeIndex)));
File file = new File(context.getCacheDir(), name);
try {
InputStream inputStream = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
FileOutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(file);
int read = 0;
int maxBufferSize = 1 * 1024 * 1024;
int bytesAvailable = inputStream.available();
//int bufferSize = 1024;
int bufferSize = Math.min(bytesAvailable, maxBufferSize);
final byte[] buffers = new byte[bufferSize];
while ((read = inputStream.read(buffers)) != -1) {
outputStream.write(buffers, 0, read);
}
Log.e("File Size", "Size " + file.length());
inputStream.close();
outputStream.close();
Log.e("File Path", "Path " + file.getPath());
Log.e("File Size", "Size " + file.length());
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("Exception", e.getMessage());
}
return file.getPath();
}
/***
* Used for Android Q+
* @param uri
* @param newDirName if you want to create a directory, you can set this variable
* @return
*/
private String copyFileToInternalStorage(Uri uri,String newDirName) {
Uri returnUri = uri;
Cursor returnCursor = context.getContentResolver().query(returnUri, new String[]{
OpenableColumns.DISPLAY_NAME,OpenableColumns.SIZE
}, null, null, null);
/*
* Get the column indexes of the data in the Cursor,
* * move to the first row in the Cursor, get the data,
* * and display it.
* */
int nameIndex = returnCursor.getColumnIndex(OpenableColumns.DISPLAY_NAME);
int sizeIndex = returnCursor.getColumnIndex(OpenableColumns.SIZE);
returnCursor.moveToFirst();
String name = (returnCursor.getString(nameIndex));
String size = (Long.toString(returnCursor.getLong(sizeIndex)));
File output;
if(!newDirName.equals("")) {
File dir = new File(context.getFilesDir() + "/" + newDirName);
if (!dir.exists()) {
dir.mkdir();
}
output = new File(context.getFilesDir() + "/" + newDirName + "/" + name);
}
else{
output = new File(context.getFilesDir() + "/" + name);
}
try {
InputStream inputStream = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
FileOutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(output);
int read = 0;
int bufferSize = 1024;
final byte[] buffers = new byte[bufferSize];
while ((read = inputStream.read(buffers)) != -1) {
outputStream.write(buffers, 0, read);
}
inputStream.close();
outputStream.close();
}
catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("Exception", e.getMessage());
}
return output.getPath();
}
private String getFilePathForWhatsApp(Uri uri){
return copyFileToInternalStorage(uri,"whatsapp");
}
private 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 && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
final int index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(column);
return cursor.getString(index);
}
}
finally {
if (cursor != null)
cursor.close();
}
return null;
}
private boolean isExternalStorageDocument(Uri uri) {
return "com.android.externalstorage.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}
private boolean isDownloadsDocument(Uri uri) {
return "com.android.providers.downloads.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}
private boolean isMediaDocument(Uri uri) {
return "com.android.providers.media.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}
private boolean isGooglePhotosUri(Uri uri) {
return "com.google.android.apps.photos.content".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}
public boolean isWhatsAppFile(Uri uri){
return "com.whatsapp.provider.media".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}
private boolean isGoogleDriveUri(Uri uri) {
return "com.google.android.apps.docs.storage".equals(uri.getAuthority()) || "com.google.android.apps.docs.storage.legacy".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}
}
Solution 3:
Use:
String path = yourAndroidURI.uri.getPath() // "/mnt/sdcard/FileName.mp3"
File file = new File(new URI(path));
or
String path = yourAndroidURI.uri.toString() // "file:///mnt/sdcard/FileName.mp3"
File file = new File(new URI(path));