How to store(bitmap image) and retrieve image from sqlite database in android?
AndroidImageSqliteBitmapimageAndroid Problem Overview
In my project I need to store an image into a sqlite database and also need to retrieve it to show in my android emulator. When I show it directly after decoding the encoded string, which I got from Java class using sockets, the image displays there. But when I store a byte array code of the string into the sqlite database with the datatype blob and then again retrieve it by using the getblob()
function it contains a different value and this error occurs:
JAVA.lang.NULLPointerException: Factory returns null.
I need a suggestion to store a bitmap image into a sqlite database and also to retrieve it from the sqlite database.
Android Solutions
Solution 1 - Android
Setting Up the database
public class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
// Database Version
private static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 1;
// Database Name
private static final String DATABASE_NAME = "database_name";
// Table Names
private static final String DB_TABLE = "table_image";
// column names
private static final String KEY_NAME = "image_name";
private static final String KEY_IMAGE = "image_data";
// Table create statement
private static final String CREATE_TABLE_IMAGE = "CREATE TABLE " + DB_TABLE + "("+
KEY_NAME + " TEXT," +
KEY_IMAGE + " BLOB);";
public DatabaseHelper(Context context) {
super(context, DATABASE_NAME, null, DATABASE_VERSION);
}
@Override
public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
// creating table
db.execSQL(CREATE_TABLE_IMAGE);
}
@Override
public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
// on upgrade drop older tables
db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS " + DB_TABLE);
// create new table
onCreate(db);
}
}
Insert in the Database:
public void addEntry( String name, byte[] image) throws SQLiteException{
SQLiteDatabase database = this.getWritableDatabase();
ContentValues cv = new ContentValues();
cv.put(KEY_NAME, name);
cv.put(KEY_IMAGE, image);
database.insert( DB_TABLE, null, cv );
}
Retrieving data:
byte[] image = cursor.getBlob(1);
Note:
- Before inserting into database, you need to convert your Bitmap image into byte array first then apply it using database query.
- When retrieving from database, you certainly have a byte array of image, what you need to do is to convert byte array back to original image. So, you have to make use of BitmapFactory to decode.
Below is an Utility class which I hope could help you:
public class DbBitmapUtility {
// convert from bitmap to byte array
public static byte[] getBytes(Bitmap bitmap) {
ByteArrayOutputStream stream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
bitmap.compress(CompressFormat.PNG, 0, stream);
return stream.toByteArray();
}
// convert from byte array to bitmap
public static Bitmap getImage(byte[] image) {
return BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(image, 0, image.length);
}
}
Further reading
If you are not familiar how to insert and retrieve into a database, go through this tutorial.
Solution 2 - Android
If you are working with Android's MediaStore database, here is how to store an image and then display it after it is saved.
on button click write this
Intent in = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,
android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
in.putExtra("crop", "true");
in.putExtra("outputX", 100);
in.putExtra("outputY", 100);
in.putExtra("scale", true);
in.putExtra("return-data", true);
startActivityForResult(in, 1);
then do this in your activity
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == 1 && resultCode == RESULT_OK && data != null) {
Bitmap bmp = (Bitmap) data.getExtras().get("data");
img.setImageBitmap(bmp);
btnadd.requestFocus();
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
bmp.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, baos);
byte[] b = baos.toByteArray();
String encodedImageString = Base64.encodeToString(b, Base64.DEFAULT);
byte[] bytarray = Base64.decode(encodedImageString, Base64.DEFAULT);
Bitmap bmimage = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(bytarray, 0,
bytarray.length);
}
}