Converting of Uri to String

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Is it possible to convert an Uri to String and vice versa? Because I want to get the the Uri converted into String to pass into another activity via intent.putextra() and if it's not possible can anyone suggest me a way how to pass selected Uri into another activity?

lol why is this question marked -2 ? `Uri.parse()` is not intuitive, and especially not when the reverse is `uri.toString();` (i would have thought it would be `Uri.stringify()` or something. definitely upvoting this question. — David T., Nov 05 '13 at 02:00

score 322 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 28 '13 at 02:49

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Uri to String

Uri uri;
String stringUri;
stringUri = uri.toString();

String to Uri

Uri uri;
String stringUri;
uri = Uri.parse(stringUri);

answered Jun 28 '13 at 02:49

Rico Harisin

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score 11 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 18 '20 at 04:29

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Uri is serializable, so you can save strings and convert it back when loading

when saving

String str = myUri.toString();

and when loading

Uri myUri = Uri.parse(str);

edited Apr 18 '20 at 04:29

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answered Mar 08 '14 at 15:45

Simon K. Gerges

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Please provide more details. Add some notes about your choices. I think they could be helpful. – Alberto Solano Mar 08 '14 at 16:06

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 24 '18 at 17:37

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using Android KTX library u can parse easily

val uri = myUriString.toUri()

answered Feb 24 '18 at 17:37

SwaiX

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score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 19 '16 at 13:31

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STRING TO URI.

Uri uri=Uri.parse("YourString");

URI TO STRING

Uri uri;
String andro=uri.toString();

happy coding :)

answered Jul 19 '16 at 13:31

Kanagalingam

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score 3 · Answer 5 · answered May 08 '17 at 13:21

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If you want to pass a Uri to another activity, try the method intent.setData(Uri uri) https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#setData(android.net.Uri)

In another activity, via intent.getData() to obtain the Uri.

answered May 08 '17 at 13:21

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score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Jun 02 '18 at 16:17

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You can use .toString method to convert Uri to String in java

Uri uri = Uri.parse("Http://www.google.com");

String url = uri.toString();

This method convert Uri to String easily

edited Jun 02 '18 at 16:17

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answered Aug 11 '14 at 04:12

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score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Jun 02 '18 at 16:16

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String to Uri

Uri myUri = Uri.parse("https://www.google.com");

Uri to String

Uri uri;
String stringUri = uri.toString();

edited Jun 02 '18 at 16:16

Ahmed Ashour

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answered Jul 04 '15 at 11:52

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