CameraActivity.java

package com.common.utils;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.provider.MediaStore;

public class CameraActivity extends Activity {

    @SuppressWarnings("EmptyMethod")
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    }

    public void captureImage() {
        Intent intent = new Intent();
        intent.setType("image/*");
        intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
        startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select Picture"),
                1);
    }

    @Override
    public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
        /*
        if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
            if (requestCode == 1) {
                Uri currImageURI = data.getData();
            }
        }
        */
    }

    public String getRealPathFromURI(Uri contentUri) {

        // can post image
        String[] proj = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
        @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
        Cursor cursor = managedQuery(contentUri, proj, // Which columns to
                // return
                null, // WHERE clause; which rows to return (all rows)
                null, // WHERE clause selection arguments (none)
                null); // Order-by clause (ascending by name)
        int column_index = cursor
                .getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
        cursor.moveToFirst();

        return cursor.getString(column_index);
    }
}