Can anyone explain how to store image from our gal...

# android

[Ketan Khunti]

Can anyone explain how to store image from our gallery to room database?

[Umar Ata]

You have two options
1. Store the uri as text
2. Store image bytes array as blob

[Ketan Khunti]

If I store uri as string and then cast string as uri won't it work ?

[Umar Ata]

You need to extract path from uri and then store it
And when you fetch so you need to create content uri from that path

[Johnjake Talledo]

I think its not a good idea storing images to room, you can simply dump the images to local folder. Like sharedpreferrences do.

[Ketan Khunti]

I have done like that but there was an error that can not convert string to uri and app crashed

[Johnjake Talledo]

not exactly converting string to uri but save images in local folder as bitmap.

[Umar Ata]

You need the uri anyways
Otherwise how you will distinguish and fetch particular image
It's all about to have a unique reference for each image resource @Johnjake Talledo

[Johnjake Talledo]

I simply store the image details into room like image id or anything that identify the particular image. Also the name of the image this_is_first_image.jpg so when I need to retrieved a particular image I will query first the local database or room, as room contains the image_location, image_name , image_file_extension and image_id .

[Ketan Khunti]

Can you provide code or github link , so I can understand it better

[Johnjake Talledo]

When I need to save the image in local folder I am also inserting the image details in room, as this are my bases of identifying particular image.

[Ketan Khunti]

So , when I select image from gallery and store in room database then detailes will be stored automatically

[Johnjake Talledo]

I will look first on my repo as I forgot the project name, the idea is save image in local folder and save the image information in room. This is how I cache the avatar image or profile image of each user.

[Ketan Khunti]

Yes, I want to store image exactly for same purpose as you

[Ketan Khunti]

When I upload image without storing and reopen my app, image is vanished

[Johnjake Talledo]

Yes because you are calling two function or method one is save image as bitmap and the other one is save image details in room.

[Johnjake Talledo]

So when you retrieved image you will first select from room image_id = 1 it will give you image name and image location.

[Ketan Khunti]

Whenever you are free, please provide me github link of that project so I can visualize better