android_gallery_getpath.java

/*
 * Using the Intent data that the Gallery app returns, this method will
 * retrive the filepath location of the image that the user have
 * selected.
 * 
 * Known issues: This does not work for getting images from Google Drive and
 *               Pisca. 
 */
public String getGalleryImagePath(Intent data) {
  Uri imgUri = data.getData();
  String filePath = "";
  if (data.getType() == null) {
    // For getting images from default gallery app.
    String[] filePathColumn = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
    Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(imgUri, filePathColumn, null, null, null);
    cursor.moveToFirst();
    int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(filePathColumn[0]);
    filePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);
    cursor.close();
  } else if (data.getType().equals("image/jpeg") || data.getType().equals("image/png")) {
    // For getting images from dropbox or any other gallery apps.
    filePath = imgUri.getPath();
  }
  return filePath;
}