Android - Choose Image from Gallery and store it in a File type variable

Question

I am a new to Android Development. I wish to select an image or a video from the Gallery of an Android Device. Store it in a variable of typeFile. I am doing this, since I need to upload the image/video on dropbox using the Android API from my application. The constructor takes in the fourth parameter of the type File. I am not sure, what to pass as a file since all the examples I searched display the image chosen in an ImageView by using the url and making a bitmap.

imageView.setImageBitmap(BitmapFactory.decodeFile(picturePath));

Here is the code, I have.

final Intent galleryIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
//to get image and videos, I used a */"
galleryIntent.setType("*/*"); 
startActivityForResult(galleryIntent, 1);

protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    if (requestCode == 1 && resultCode == RESULT_OK) {               
    Uri selectedImageUri = data.getData();
    imagepath = getPath(selectedImageUri);                
    }
}

public String getPath(Uri uri) {
    String[] projection = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
    Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, null, null, null);
    int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
    cursor.moveToFirst();                
    int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(projection[0]);
    String filePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
    cursor.close();        
    yourSelectedImage = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filePath);
    return cursor.getString(column_index);
}

Answer 1

All you need to do is just create a File variable with the path of image which you've selected from gallery. Change your OnActivityResult as :

protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    if (requestCode == 1 && resultCode == RESULT_OK) {               
    Uri selectedImageUri = data.getData();
    imagepath = getPath(selectedImageUri); 
    File imageFile = new File(imagepath);
    }
}

Answer 2

this works for image selection. also tested in API 29,30. if anyone needs it.

private static final int PICK_IMAGE = 5;

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, 
android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
                startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "select image"), 
                PICK_IMAGE);

public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    if (requestCode ==  PICK_IMAGE && resultCode == RESULT_OK) {               
    Uri selectedImageUri = data.getData();
    String selectedImagePath = getRealPathFromURIForGallery(selectedImageUri);
    File imageFile = new File(selectedImagePath);
    }
} 

public String getRealPathFromURIForGallery(Uri uri) {
    if (uri == null) {
    return null;
    }
    String[] projection = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
    Cursor cursor = this.getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, null, 
    null, null);
    if (cursor != null) {
        int column_index = 
        cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        return cursor.getString(column_index);
    }
    assert false;
    cursor.close();
    return uri.getPath();
}