Retrieve image from mysql-php(android)

Question

i have a image in image table field and i want to use that image in my app my php page is

$user = array();
$user["image"] = base64_encode($result["image"]);
// success
$response["success"] = 1;

// user node
$response["image_table"] = array();

array_push($response["image_table"], $user);

when i use that array in my app i use this...

if (success == 1)
{
    address = json.getJSONArray(TAG_IMAGE_TABLE);
    for (int i = 0; i < address.length(); i++) {
    JSONObject c = address.getJSONObject(i);
    image = c.getString(TAG_IMAGE);

} 

it gives me result like

json response: {"success":1,"image_table":     [{"image":"iVBORw0KGgoAAA...................."

when i use this image in my image view i use this like

ImageView ivProperty = ((ImageView) myContentView.findViewById(R.id.image_property));

byte[] decodedString;
try {
        decodedString = Base64.decode(image, Base64.URL_SAFE);
        Bitmap decodedByte = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(decodedString, 0, decodedString.length);
        ivProperty.setImageBitmap(decodedByte);
    } catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

But It Gives Me null pointer exception

my logcat values are

03-27 10:10:44.355: E/AndroidRuntime(2391):   java.lang.NullPointerException: Input string was null.
03-27 10:10:44.355: E/AndroidRuntime(2391):     at com.big_property_info.Base64.decode(Base64.java:1242)
03-27 10:10:44.355: E/AndroidRuntime(2391):     at  com.big_property_info.MainActivityMap$GeocoderTask$2.getInfoContents(MainActivityMap.java:314)

How to solve that null pointer exception ...when i m receiving image string.....

Answer 1

You can use Picasso for load images easily. For example:

Picasso.with(getActivity()).load(url).into(imageView);

Answer 2

Check this. Its image downloader library and easy to implement.

DisplayImageOptions imageOptions;
ImageLoader imageLoader; 

     imageOptions = new DisplayImageOptions.Builder().showImageForEmptyUri(R.drawable
                    .logo_image).showImageOnFail(R.drawable.logo_image).cacheInMemory(true)
                    .cacheOnDisk(true)
                    .build();
            imageLoader = ImageLoader.getInstance();
            imageLoader.init(ImageLoaderConfiguration.createDefault(getActivity()));

imageLoader.displayImage(uri, imageView, imageOptions);
//Where uri is url of imageview stored in server. imageview is Imageview in which you want to show image. 

Check out link for document in github.