To fix the OutOfMemory error, you should do something like this:
BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
options.inSampleSize = 8;
Bitmap preview_bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(is, null, options);
This inSampleSize
option reduces memory consumption.
Here's a complete method. First it reads image size without decoding the content itself. Then it finds the best inSampleSize
value, it should be a power of 2, and finally the image is decoded.
// Decodes image and scales it to reduce memory consumption
private Bitmap decodeFile(File f) {
try {
// Decode image size
BitmapFactory.Options o = new BitmapFactory.Options();
o.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
BitmapFactory.decodeStream(new FileInputStream(f), null, o);
// The new size we want to scale to
final int REQUIRED_SIZE=70;
// Find the correct scale value. It should be the power of 2.
int scale = 1;
while(o.outWidth / scale / 2 >= REQUIRED_SIZE &&
o.outHeight / scale / 2 >= REQUIRED_SIZE) {
scale *= 2;
}
// Decode with inSampleSize
BitmapFactory.Options o2 = new BitmapFactory.Options();
o2.inSampleSize = scale;
return BitmapFactory.decodeStream(new FileInputStream(f), null, o2);
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {}
return null;
}
What you can do is decorate your SpinnerAdapter
with one that presents a 'Select Option...' View initially for the Spinner to display with nothing selected.
Here is a working example tested for Android 2.3, and 4.0 (it uses nothing in the compatibility library, so it should be fine for awhile) Since it's a decorator, it should be easy to retrofit existing code and it works fine with CursorLoader
s also. (Swap cursor on the wrapped cursorAdapter
of course...)
There is an Android bug that makes this a little tougher to re-use views. (So you have to use the setTag
or something else to ensure your convertView
is correct.) Spinner does not support multiple view types
Code notes: 2 constructors
This allows you to use a standard prompt or define your own 'nothing selected' as the first row, or both, or none. (Note: Some themes show a DropDown for a Spinner instead of a dialog. The Dropdown doesn't normally show the prompt)
You define a layout to 'look' like a prompt, for example, grayed out...
Using a standard prompt (notice that nothing is selected):
Or with a prompt and something dynamic (could have had no prompt also):
Usage in above example
Spinner spinner = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner);
ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this, R.array.planets_array, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
adapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
spinner.setPrompt("Select your favorite Planet!");
spinner.setAdapter(
new NothingSelectedSpinnerAdapter(
adapter,
R.layout.contact_spinner_row_nothing_selected,
// R.layout.contact_spinner_nothing_selected_dropdown, // Optional
this));
contact_spinner_row_nothing_selected.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@android:id/text1"
style="?android:attr/spinnerItemStyle"
android:singleLine="true"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ellipsize="marquee"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textColor="#808080"
android:text="[Select a Planet...]" />
NothingSelectedSpinnerAdapter.java
import android.content.Context;
import android.database.DataSetObserver;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ListAdapter;
import android.widget.SpinnerAdapter;
/**
* Decorator Adapter to allow a Spinner to show a 'Nothing Selected...' initially
* displayed instead of the first choice in the Adapter.
*/
public class NothingSelectedSpinnerAdapter implements SpinnerAdapter, ListAdapter {
protected static final int EXTRA = 1;
protected SpinnerAdapter adapter;
protected Context context;
protected int nothingSelectedLayout;
protected int nothingSelectedDropdownLayout;
protected LayoutInflater layoutInflater;
/**
* Use this constructor to have NO 'Select One...' item, instead use
* the standard prompt or nothing at all.
* @param spinnerAdapter wrapped Adapter.
* @param nothingSelectedLayout layout for nothing selected, perhaps
* you want text grayed out like a prompt...
* @param context
*/
public NothingSelectedSpinnerAdapter(
SpinnerAdapter spinnerAdapter,
int nothingSelectedLayout, Context context) {
this(spinnerAdapter, nothingSelectedLayout, -1, context);
}
/**
* Use this constructor to Define your 'Select One...' layout as the first
* row in the returned choices.
* If you do this, you probably don't want a prompt on your spinner or it'll
* have two 'Select' rows.
* @param spinnerAdapter wrapped Adapter. Should probably return false for isEnabled(0)
* @param nothingSelectedLayout layout for nothing selected, perhaps you want
* text grayed out like a prompt...
* @param nothingSelectedDropdownLayout layout for your 'Select an Item...' in
* the dropdown.
* @param context
*/
public NothingSelectedSpinnerAdapter(SpinnerAdapter spinnerAdapter,
int nothingSelectedLayout, int nothingSelectedDropdownLayout, Context context) {
this.adapter = spinnerAdapter;
this.context = context;
this.nothingSelectedLayout = nothingSelectedLayout;
this.nothingSelectedDropdownLayout = nothingSelectedDropdownLayout;
layoutInflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);
}
@Override
public final View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
// This provides the View for the Selected Item in the Spinner, not
// the dropdown (unless dropdownView is not set).
if (position == 0) {
return getNothingSelectedView(parent);
}
return adapter.getView(position - EXTRA, null, parent); // Could re-use
// the convertView if possible.
}
/**
* View to show in Spinner with Nothing Selected
* Override this to do something dynamic... e.g. "37 Options Found"
* @param parent
* @return
*/
protected View getNothingSelectedView(ViewGroup parent) {
return layoutInflater.inflate(nothingSelectedLayout, parent, false);
}
@Override
public View getDropDownView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
// Android BUG! http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17128 -
// Spinner does not support multiple view types
if (position == 0) {
return nothingSelectedDropdownLayout == -1 ?
new View(context) :
getNothingSelectedDropdownView(parent);
}
// Could re-use the convertView if possible, use setTag...
return adapter.getDropDownView(position - EXTRA, null, parent);
}
/**
* Override this to do something dynamic... For example, "Pick your favorite
* of these 37".
* @param parent
* @return
*/
protected View getNothingSelectedDropdownView(ViewGroup parent) {
return layoutInflater.inflate(nothingSelectedDropdownLayout, parent, false);
}
@Override
public int getCount() {
int count = adapter.getCount();
return count == 0 ? 0 : count + EXTRA;
}
@Override
public Object getItem(int position) {
return position == 0 ? null : adapter.getItem(position - EXTRA);
}
@Override
public int getItemViewType(int position) {
return 0;
}
@Override
public int getViewTypeCount() {
return 1;
}
@Override
public long getItemId(int position) {
return position >= EXTRA ? adapter.getItemId(position - EXTRA) : position - EXTRA;
}
@Override
public boolean hasStableIds() {
return adapter.hasStableIds();
}
@Override
public boolean isEmpty() {
return adapter.isEmpty();
}
@Override
public void registerDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver observer) {
adapter.registerDataSetObserver(observer);
}
@Override
public void unregisterDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver observer) {
adapter.unregisterDataSetObserver(observer);
}
@Override
public boolean areAllItemsEnabled() {
return false;
}
@Override
public boolean isEnabled(int position) {
return position != 0; // Don't allow the 'nothing selected'
// item to be picked.
}
}
Best Answer
Updated answer, nearly 5 years later:
The code in the original answer no longer works reliably, as images from various sources sometimes return with a different content URI, i.e.
content://
rather thanfile://
. A better solution is to simply usecontext.getContentResolver().openInputStream(intent.getData())
, as that will return an InputStream that you can handle as you choose.For example,
BitmapFactory.decodeStream()
works perfectly in this situation, as you can also then use the Options and inSampleSize field to downsample large images and avoid memory problems.However, things like Google Drive return URIs to images which have not actually been downloaded yet. Therefore you need to perform the getContentResolver() code on a background thread.
Original answer:
The other answers explained how to send the intent, but they didn't explain well how to handle the response. Here's some sample code on how to do that:
After this, you've got the selected image stored in "yourSelectedImage" to do whatever you want with. This code works by getting the location of the image in the ContentResolver database, but that on its own isn't enough. Each image has about 18 columns of information, ranging from its filepath to 'date last modified' to the GPS coordinates of where the photo was taken, though many of the fields aren't actually used.
To save time as you don't actually need the other fields, cursor search is done with a filter. The filter works by specifying the name of the column you want, MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA, which is the path, and then giving that string[] to the cursor query. The cursor query returns with the path, but you don't know which column it's in until you use the
columnIndex
code. That simply gets the number of the column based on its name, the same one used in the filtering process. Once you've got that, you're finally able to decode the image into a bitmap with the last line of code I gave.