Uri.parse(path) return null in Android 4.4.2

Question

I have an app that allow user to upload a photo on wall.

The code works well for the majority of users, but I have reported that the application crashes sometimes when uploading photo.

The problem is not in taking the pictures from the camera, but it is when you have to take the path of the picture.

The version of Android that is causing this problem is 4.4.2, but I do not understand how to fix it.

post some code:

activityResult:

protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {

    if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {

        if (requestCode == CAMERA_PIC_REQUEST) {

            try {
                //picUri is a global variable Uri
                picUri = data.getData();

                cropImage();

            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
        else if(requestCode == PIC_CROP) {

            try{
                //thumbnail is a global variable Bitmap
                thumbnail = MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(context.getContentResolver(), cropImageUri);

                setImage();
            }
            catch (Exception e) {

                e.printStackTrace();
            }

        }
    }
}

hot to crop image:

public void cropImage() {

    try {

        Intent cropIntent = new Intent("com.android.camera.action.CROP");
        //indicate image type and Uri
        cropIntent.setDataAndType(picUri, "image/*");
        //set crop properties
        cropIntent.putExtra("crop", "true");
        //indicate aspect of desired crop
        cropIntent.putExtra("aspectX", 1);
        cropIntent.putExtra("aspectY", 1);
        cropIntent.putExtra("scale", true);
        //indicate output X and Y
        cropIntent.putExtra("outputX", 700);
        cropIntent.putExtra("outputY", 700);
        //retrieve data on return
        cropIntent.putExtra("return-data", false);

        File f = createNewFile("CROP_");
        try{
            f.createNewFile();
        }
        catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        //cropImageUri is a global variable Uri
        cropImageUri = Uri.fromFile(f);


        cropIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, cropImageUri);

        //start the activity - we handle returning in onActivityResult
        startActivityForResult(cropIntent, PIC_CROP);
    }
    catch(ActivityNotFoundException anfe){

        anfe.printStackTrace();
    }
}

create new File:

private File createNewFile(String prefix) {

    if (prefix== null) {
        prefix="IMG_";
    }
    else if("".equalsIgnoreCase(prefix)) {
        prefix="IMG_";
    }

    File newDirectory = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()+"/mypics/");
    if (!newDirectory.exists()) {
        if (newDirectory.mkdir()) {

        }
    }

    File file = new File(newDirectory,(prefix+System.currentTimeMillis()+".jpg"));
    if (file.exists()) {
        file.delete();
        try {
            file.createNewFile();
        }catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    return file;
}

then when a user click on "send" method preUploadImage is called:

public void preUploadImage() {

    UploadImage uploadImage = new UploadImage();

    Uri newUri = getImageUri(thumbnail);

    try{
        //   System.out.println("uri = "+picUri);
        uploadImage.upload(getRealPathFromURI(newUri));

    }
    catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

public Uri getImageUri(Bitmap inImage) {

    String path = MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(context.getContentResolver(), inImage, "Title", null);

    return Uri.parse(path);
}

and in the last row the error appears.

return Uri.parse(path);

this row cause a NullPointerException

java.lang.NullPointerException: uriString
at android.net.Uri$StringUri.(Uri.java:468)
at android.net.Uri$StringUri.(Uri.java:458)
at android.net.Uri.parse(Uri.java:430)
at com.delsorboilario.verdebio.ScriviDomanda.getImageUri(ScriviDomanda.java:584)
at com.delsorboilario.verdebio.ScriviDomanda.preUploadImage(ScriviDomanda.java:608)
at com.delsorboilario.verdebio.ScriviDomanda$6$4$2.run(ScriviDomanda.java:292)

CommonsWare · Accepted Answer

I have not attempted to use insertImage(), and in this case, it is not quite clear why you would need it.

Primarily, it seems like you are looking to upload the photo. For that, all you need is the File that you created in createNewFile(). If you are uploading it yourself (e.g., HttpUrlConnection, some third-party library), you should be able to just use the File or an InputStream on it. Even if the upload code really needs a Uri, you can try Uri.fromFile() to get a Uri from your File and see if that works.

Where MediaStore does come into play is making your file be indexed and therefore accessible to apps (ones that query the MediaStore for images) and to users (via their MTP connection through their USB cable). MediaScannerConnection and its static scanFile() method are a fairly straightforward way to get the file indexed. Just make sure your file is fully written to disk first (e.g., if you are writing the file yourself, call getFD().sync() on your FileOutputStream after flush() and before close()).

Uri.parse(path) return null in Android 4.4.2

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