Get an absolute file path from most kinds of android content Uri

FileUtils

Small library to get file path from most kinds of content Uri in Android. For example: internal/external storage Uri, Google Drive uri, Google Photos Uri, WhatsApp files Uri and more!

License: MIT

Getting Started

Step 1. Add the JitPack repository to your build file

allprojects {
    repositories {
        ...
        maven { url 'https://www.jitpack.io' }
    }
 }

Step 2. Add the dependency

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.github.starry-shivam:FileUtils:1.0.0'
}

Thats it!

Example Usage

val fileUri = Uri.parse("content://com.android.externalstorage.documents/document/primary%3ARYO%20YAMADA%20WALLPAPER.jpg")
val filePath = FileUtils(context).getPath(fileUri)
Log.d(TAG, "File path: $filePath")

will output:

D/MainActivity: File path: /storage/emulated/0/RYO YAMADA WALLPAPER.jpg

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2023 Stɑrry Shivɑm

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