The first activity has a button which when clicked, opens the inbuilt camera. Now when the picture is taken, a new activity opens with the image captured in an imageView
and a share button in the next activity. I have set up the activity to open after the image is taken, however I am unable to transfer image captured across activities. Please i need help or a nudge in the right direction.
The first activity which takes the picture is Takepicture.java
:
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.provider.MediaStore;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.os.Environment;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Date;
public class TakePicture extends Activity {
Button camerabutton;
Intent intent;
int requestCode;
int resultCode;
static int REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE = 1;
SharedPreferences imagepreferences;
SharedPreferences.Editor imageeditor;
private String imgPath;
Uri setImageUri;
File file;
Uri imgUri;
public String getImagePath;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.takepicture);
camerabutton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button6);
imagepreferences=getSharedPreferences("image", MODE_PRIVATE);
imageeditor=imagepreferences.edit();
camerabutton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
if (intent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null)
startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
}
});
}
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE && resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
startActivity(new Intent(TakePicture.this, Aftertakepicture.class));
}
}
}
the second activity, Aftertakepicture.java
:
package com.example.kesandunwokolo.febclasstest;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ImageView;
public class Aftertakepicture extends Activity {
Button camerabutton;
ImageView saveimage;
Button sharebutton;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.aftertakepicture);
camerabutton=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button6);
saveimage=(ImageView)findViewById(R.id.imageView2);
sharebutton=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button7);
}
}
The takepicture.xml
for the first activity:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Button
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Take Picture"
android:id="@+id/button6" />
The aftertakepicture.xml
:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical">
<Button
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Take Picture"
android:id="@+id/button6" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/imageView2"
android:minHeight="100dp"
android:minWidth="100dp" />
<Button
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Share"
android:id="@+id/button7" />
</LinearLayout>
please any help would be appreciated!
Here are my solution, I have tested in my environment. Hope this helps!
If using emulator to test, make sure camera supported like this
UPDATE WIH FULL SOURCE CODE (NEW PROJECT):
MainActivity.java:
package com.example.photocapture;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.provider.MediaStore;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import java.io.File;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private Uri mFileUri;
private final Context mContext = this;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
mFileUri = getOutputMediaFileUri(1);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, mFileUri);
// start the image capture Intent
startActivityForResult(intent, 100);
}
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent imageReturnedIntent) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, imageReturnedIntent);
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
if (mFileUri != null) {
String mFilePath = mFileUri.toString();
if (mFilePath != null) {
Intent intent = new Intent(mContext, SecondActivity.class);
intent.putExtra("filepath", mFilePath);
startActivity(intent);
}
}
}
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
return true;
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
int id = item.getItemId();
//noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
private Uri getOutputMediaFileUri(int type) {
return Uri.fromFile(getOutputMediaFile(type));
}
// Return image / video
private static File getOutputMediaFile(int type) {
// External sdcard location
File mediaStorageDir = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "DCIM/Camera");
// Create the storage directory if it does not exist
if (!mediaStorageDir.exists()) {
if (!mediaStorageDir.mkdirs()) {
return null;
}
}
// Create a media file name
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss", Locale.getDefault()).format(new Date());
File mediaFile;
if (type == 1) { // image
mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator + "IMG_" + timeStamp + ".jpg");
} else if (type == 2) { // video
mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator + "VID_" + timeStamp + ".mp4");
} else {
return null;
}
return mediaFile;
}
}
SecondActivity.java:
package com.example.photocapture;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import java.io.File;
public class SecondActivity extends Activity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_second);
Intent intent = getIntent();
String filepath = intent.getStringExtra("filepath");
BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
options.inSampleSize = 8; // down sizing image as it throws OutOfMemory Exception for larger images
filepath = filepath.replace("file://", ""); // remove to avoid BitmapFactory.decodeFile return null
File imgFile = new File(filepath);
if (imgFile.exists()) {
ImageView imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView);
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(imgFile.getAbsolutePath(), options);
imageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
}
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_second, menu);
return true;
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
int id = item.getItemId();
//noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
activity_main.xml:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView android:text="@string/hello_world" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</RelativeLayout>
activity_second.xml:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context="com.example.photocapture.SecondActivity">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/imageView"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
AndroidManifest.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.photocapture" >
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".SecondActivity"
android:label="@string/title_activity_second" >
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
END OF NEW PROJECT
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FirstActivity:
private final Context mContext = this;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_first);
buttonCapturePicture.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
captureImage();
}
});
}
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent imageReturnedIntent) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, imageReturnedIntent);
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
if (mFileUri != null) {
mFilePath = mFileUri.toString();
if (mFilePath != null) {
Intent intent = new Intent(mContext, SecondActivity.class);
intent.putExtra("filepath", mFilePath);
startActivity(intent);
}
}
}
// refresh phone's folder content
sendBroadcast(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_MOUNTED, Uri.parse("file://" + Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory())));
}
private void captureImage() {
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
mFileUri = getOutputMediaFileUri(1);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, mFileUri);
// start the image capture Intent
startActivityForResult(intent, 100);
}
private Uri getOutputMediaFileUri(int type) {
return Uri.fromFile(getOutputMediaFile(type));
}
private static File getOutputMediaFile(int type) {
// External sdcard location
File mediaStorageDir = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "DCIM/Camera");
// Create the storage directory if it does not exist
if (!mediaStorageDir.exists()) {
if (!mediaStorageDir.mkdirs()) {
return null;
}
}
// Create a media file name
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss", Locale.getDefault()).format(new Date());
File mediaFile;
if (type == 1) {
mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator + "IMG_" + timeStamp + ".jpg");
} else if (type == 2) {
mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator + "VID_" + timeStamp + ".mp4");
} else {
return null;
}
return mediaFile;
}
SecondActivity:
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
super.addContentView(R.layout.activity_second);
Intent intent = getIntent();
mFilePath = intent.getStringExtra("filepath");
previewMedia();
...
}
private void previewMedia() {
BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
options.inSampleSize = 8; // down sizing image as it throws OutOfMemory Exception for larger images
mFilePath = mFilePath.replace("file://", ""); // remove to avoid BitmapFactory.decodeFile return null
File imgFile = new File(mFilePath);
if (imgFile.exists()) {
final Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(imgFile.getAbsolutePath(), options);
mImagePreview.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
}
}
there are several ways to do accomplish this, via sending the bitmap
itself within Intent
(Not Recommended) or you save the image to the storage and send its path within the intent
which is recommended.
first you save the image to the SDCARD
and then pass it within the intent
for example
Intent intent = new Intent(this,MyClass.class);
Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
bundle.putString("IMAGE_PATH",imageFile);
intent.putExtras(bundle);
startActivity(intent);
and then in the other activity you could use
String path = getIntent().getExtras().getString("IMAGE_PATH");
Bitmap bmp = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path);
myImage.setImageBitmap(bmp);
Refer to this link. You should save your image on a file and get the file path of that image. You can then pass the image path to the second activity.