public String getPath(Uri uri) {
// just some safety built in
if( uri == null ) {
// TODO perform some logging or show user feedback
return null;
}
// try to retrieve the image from the media store first
// this will only work for images selected from gallery
String[] projection = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
CursorLoader cursorLoader = new CursorLoader(getActivity(), uri, projection, null, null, null);
Cursor cursor = cursorLoader.loadInBackground();
if( cursor != null ){
int column_index = cursor
.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
cursor.moveToFirst();
String path = cursor.getString(column_index);
cursor.close();
return path;
}
// this is our fallback here
return uri.getPath();
}