Android - How to get selected file name from the document

Question

I am launching the intent for selecting documnets using following code.

private void showFileChooser() {     Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);     intent.setType("*/*");     intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);      try {         startActivityForResult(                 Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select a File to Upload"), 1);     } catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex) {         // Potentially direct the user to the Market with a Dialog         Toast.makeText(this, "Please install a File Manager.",                 Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();     } } 

In onActivity results when i am trying to get the file path it is giving some other number in the place of file name.

    @Override protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {     switch (requestCode) {     case 1:         if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {             // Get the Uri of the selected file             Uri uri = data.getData();             File myFile = new File(uri.toString());             String path = myFile.getAbsolutePath();         }         break;     }     super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data); } 

That path value i am getting like this. "content://com.android.providers.downloads.documents/document/1433" But i want real file name like doc1.pdf etc.. How to get it?

Answer 1

When you get a content:// uri, you'll need to query a content resolver and then grab the display name.

@Override protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {     switch (requestCode) {     case 1:         if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {             // Get the Uri of the selected file             Uri uri = data.getData();             String uriString = uri.toString();             File myFile = new File(uriString);             String path = myFile.getAbsolutePath();             String displayName = null;              if (uriString.startsWith("content://")) {                                    Cursor cursor = null;                 try {                                                cursor = getActivity().getContentResolver().query(uri, null, null, null, null);                                              if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {                                                        displayName = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(OpenableColumns.DISPLAY_NAME));                     }                 } finally {                     cursor.close();                 }             } else if (uriString.startsWith("file://")) {                            displayName = myFile.getName();             }         }         break;     }     super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data); } 

Answer 2

First Check if the permission is granted for Application.. Below method is used to check run-time permission'

 public void onClick(View v) {             //Checks if the permission is Enabled or not...             if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(thisActivity,                     Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)                     != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {                 ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(thisActivity,                         new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE},                         REQUEST_PERMISSION);             } else {                 Intent galleryIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,                         android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);                 startActivityForResult(galleryIntent, USER_IMG_REQUEST);             }         } 

and below method is used to find the uri path name of the file

private String getRealPathFromUri(Uri uri) {     String[] projection = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};     CursorLoader cursorLoader = new CursorLoader(thisActivity, uri, projection, null, null, null);     Cursor cursor = cursorLoader.loadInBackground();     int column = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);     cursor.moveToFirst();     String result = cursor.getString(column);     cursor.close();     return result; } 

and the above method can be used as

 if (requestCode == USER_IMG_REQUEST && resultCode == RESULT_OK && data != null) {         Uri path = data.getData();         try {             String imagePath = getRealPathFromUri(path);             File file = new File(imagePath);             RequestBody reqFile = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("image/*"), file);             MultipartBody.Part imageFile = MultipartBody.Part.createFormData("userImage", file.getName(), reqFile);