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.

Solution 1

Please try the following code

Uri.fromFile(new File("/sdcard/sample.jpg"))

Solution 2

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

Solution 3

If you want to Get Uri path from String File path .this code will be worked also in androidQ.

String outputFile = context.getExternalFilesDir("DirName") + "/fileName.extension";

            File file = new File(outputFile);
            Log.e("OutPutFile",outputFile);
            Uri uri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(Activity.this,
                    BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID + ".provider",file);

declare provider in application Tag manifest

<provider
            android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
            android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider"
            android:exported="false"
            android:grantUriPermissions="true">
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
                android:resource="@xml/provider_paths" />
        </provider>

under res -> xml ->provider_paths.xml

<paths>
    <external-path name="external_files" path="."/>
</paths>

Comments

[Rajesh Mikkilineni]

possible duplicate of Get content uri from file path in android

[greenapps]

// Uri selectedImage = data.getData();. Well .. isn't that your uri?

[greenapps]

fileUri.getPath(). What is filePath? You should have told/shown!

[greenapps]

I am getting the path is /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/20141219_133139.mp4. Where? We have to guess?

[Vinodh Kumar]

after i record the video the storage path path is /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera/20141219_133139.mp4.i need to get like this content//media/external/video/media/18576

[greenapps]

Please react on my comments instead of repeating your question. I understood your question already.

[Vinodh Kumar]

I want to upload the video to youtube for that the path string is not working,so that i need the video file uri like this content//media/external/video/media/18576

[GvSharma]

Hi vinod...did you solve this? i need image uri to upload it to server.

[10101010]

could be helpful to take a look here: stackoverflow.com/questions/38200282/…

[grrigore]

You can use file.toUri() for Kotlin

[KMC]

@grrigore I think you meant toURI() which belongs to java.net package.

[grrigore]

@KMC developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/core/net/… this is the one I'm talking about

[aryanknp]

whats the difference between content// and file/// , I ask because both works in my case

[Minimus Heximus]

please provide a function that gets path and returns uri.

[user924]

@aryanknp read about MediaStore

[Ramesh]

This answer is the only working answer. Above accepted answer doesn't solve the problem.